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(414) March Court Anno Domini 1747 Stephenson and Steel in this part should be adjudged of his Lands and Chattles should be made and Levied to and for the use of the said Stephenson and Steel that if it should happen that the said Richard the Debt and Damages should not pay or his body into the Custody of the sheriff by Reason thereof Render And the afs.d Richard in his Proper person Comes and defends the force and Injury when &C.a and saith that he Cannot deny the Action afs.d of them the said Stephenson and Steel nor but he owes to the said Stephenson and Steel the sum of one Thousand Pounds of Tobacco and no more Therefore it is Considered by the Court here that the said Stephenson and Steel Recover against the said Richard their Debt aforesaid and their Damages by occasion of Detaining that Debt to one Hundred seventy Nine and a Quarter of a pound of Inspected Tobacco to the same Stephenson and Steel on their assent by the Court here adjudged Def.t in mea the said Richard in Mercy &Ca
Charles County ss.t Thomas Sanders late of Charles County Planter otherwise Called Tho.s Sanders of Charles County Planter was summoned to answer unto Mess.rs Daniel Stephenson and Henry Steel of a plea that he Render unto them the sum of Four Thousand Three Hundred and forty six pounds of Tobacco which to them he owes and unjustly detains and so forth And Whereupon the same Daniel Stephenson and Henry Steel by Jeremiah Chase their attorney say that whereas the aforesaid Thomas Sanders the Twelfth day of November in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven Hundred and forty six at Charles County afs.d by his Certain Bill oblig^atory^ with the seal of the said Thomas sealed and here in Court produced whose date is the day and year afs.d acknowledged himself to owe to the aforesaid Danl and Henry Two Thousand one Hundred and seventy Three pounds of Tobacco in Two Hogsheads to be paid to the said Daniel and Henry on the Tenth day of May then Next Ensuing the date of the BIll aforesaid and to the same payment well and Truly to be made the s.d Thomas Sanders obliged himself his Heirs Executors and Administrators in the aforesaid sum of Four Thousand Three Hundred and forty six pounds of Tobacco firmly by the said Bill and the aforesaid Thomas Sanders afterwards satisfy'd to the said Daniel and Henry Nine Hundred and fifty Eight pounds of Tobacco Part of the aforesaid Sum and the said Daniel and Henry in fact say that the aforesaid Thomas Sanders hath not paid to the said Daniel & Henry or Either of them the sum of Twelve Hundred and fifteen pounds of Tobacco Residue of the afs.d sum of on the said Tenth day of May which to them on the said Tenth day of May which to them on the said Tenth day of May he ought to have paid according to the form and Effect of the Bill aforesaid by which action hath accrued to the said Daniel and Henry to have and demand of the aforesaid Thomas Sanders the aforesaid sum of Four Thousand Three Hundred and forty six pounds of Tobacco Nevertheless the said Thomas Sanders altho' often Requested the said sum of Four Thousand Three Hundred and forty Six Pounds of Tobacco to the said Daniel and Henry or to Either of them hath not Paid but that to them hither to to Pay hath Refused and still doth Refuse to the Damage of the said Daniel Stephenson and Henry Steel Three Thousand pounds of Tobacco and therefore they bring suit and so forth John Doe Pled.s &C.a & Rich.d Roe |
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Charles County Court, Court Record, 1746-1747
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