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(398) March Court Anno Domini 1747 Content and Pay Nevertheless the afs.d George his Promise and Assumption afs.d not Regarding but minding and fraudulently Intending the same William in this Part Craftily and subtilly to deceive and defraud the afs.d George the said sum of Eight Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty seven Pounds of Tobacco or any Part thereof to the same William hath not Paid nor him for the same in any sort Contented altho the afs.d George afterwards to wit the first day of November In the year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and forty seven and often afterwards at Charles County afs.d by the same William hath been Requested but the same to him hitherto to pay or him for the same in any sort to Content hath hitherto altogether Refused and still doth Refuse to the Damage of the same William seventeen Thousand six Hundred and seventy four pounds of Tobacco and therefore suit is brought and so forth John Doe Pled.s &C.a & Rich.d Roe 1746 M.r George Tarvin D.r
Charles County ss.t March 8.th 1747/8 then Came Captain William Theobalds and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that the within account is Just and true and that he hath not directly or Indirectly to his Knowledge Received any part or Parcel thereof or any security or satisfaction for the same Sworn before Will Eilbeck And the afs.d George in his proper Person Comes and defends the force and Injury when &C.a and says that he Cannot deny the action afs.d of him the said William nor but that he did assume upon himself in manner and form as the said William against him hath Complained nor also but that the said William hath sustained Damages by means of not Performing the Promises and Assumptions afs.d to Eight Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty seven pounds of Tobacco as the said William above in Declaring supposes Whereupon the said William by Thomas Clark his attorney afs.d Prays Judgment and those Damages so acknowledged together with his Costs & Charges by him about his suit in this part laid out and Expended to him to be adjudged Therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the said WIlliam do Recover against the said George his Damages aforesaid to Eight Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Seven Pounds of Tobacco above acknowledged as also the sum of Two Hundred forty Nine and one Quarter of a pound of Inspected Tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about his suit in that Part laid out and Expended on his assent by the Court here adjudged Def.t in mea and the said George in Mercy &Ca
Charles County ss.t Thomas Howard late of Charles County Gent was attached to answer unto William Reynolds of a plea of Trespass upon the Case and so forth And Whereupon the same William by Jeremiah Chase his attorney (Complains) |
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