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(404) March Court Anno Domini 1747 In the year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and forty seven and often before & since at the County afs.d thereunto Requested but the same to the said Daniel Stephenson to pay has Denyed and still doth deny to the Damage of the said Daniel Stephenson Two Thousand One Hundred and sixty Pounds of like Tobacco and therefore suit is brought and so forth John Doe Pled.s &C.a & Rich.d Roe Whereupon into Court herein his Proper Person Comes John Harris of Charles County Planter and becomes pledge and security for the said Timothy that if it should happen the said Timothy in the plea afs.d should be Convict that then the said John Yeilded & Granted that as well the Damages afs.d as all Costs which to the said Daniel in this part should be Adjudged of his Lands and Chattles should be made and Levied to and for the use of the said Daniel that if it should happen that the said Timothy the Damages and Costs afs.d to the said Daniel should not Pay or his body into the Custody of the sheriff by Reason thereof Render And the afs.d Timothy 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 Daniel nor but that he did assume upon himself in manner and form as the said Daniel against him hath Complained nor also but that the said Daniel hath sustained Damages by means of not Performing the Premises & Assumptions afs.d to One Thousand Eight Pounds of Tobacco as the said Daniel above in declaring supposes Whereupon the said Daniel by Jeremiah Chase his attorney afs.d and prays Judgment and those Damages so acknowledged together with his Costs and 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 Daniel do Recover against the said Timothy his Damages afs.d to One Thousand and Eighty Pounds of Tobacco above acknowledged as also the sum of one Hundred Ninety Eight and one Quarter of a pound of ^Inspected^ Tobacco for his Costs and Charges by him about his Suit in this part laid out and Expended on his assent by the Def.t in mea Court here adjudged and the said Daniel in Mercy &Ca
Be it Remembered that Robert Gill Pursuant to the Directions of the Act of Assembly in those Cases late made and Provided lodged with the Clerk of the Court here the following account and Warrant for Attachment Vizt John Macdonald D.r to Robert Gill 1747 To Christian Lemaistre I am obliged to pay for him 440 Ditto Die The above Account was proved by the oath of Robert Gill According to Law Before Rob.t Hanson Received of Robert Gill the full and Just Sum of four Hundred and forty Pounds of Tobacco by his Note of hand this 3.d day of February 1747/8 by Christian Lemaster Charles County ss.t Whereas it has been made appear to me that John MacDonald is Indebted unto him in the Sum of four Hundred and forty Pounds of Tobacco as also that the said John is absconded from the place of his late abode and is Runaway These are therefore in his his Lordships Name to Command you to Issue Attachment against the Effects of the s.d John Macdonald as well to satisfie the said sum of four Hundred and forty Pounds of Tobacco as also the Incident Charges that may accrue thereon Pursuant to the Directions of an act of Assembly in such Cases made and Provided & for so doing this shall be your Warrant (Given) |
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Charles County Court, Court Record, 1746-1747
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