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March
Court Anno Dom 1746
Attached to Answer unto Thomas Caton of a plea of Trespass upon the Case And Whereupon the said Thomas by Jeremiah Chase his Attorney Complains that Whereas the said John Marten after the first day of May in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven Hundred and five to wit the Twenty fifth day of August in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty six at Charles County afs.d did make his Certain Note in Writing called a Promisary Note with his proper Name and hand thereto Subscribed bearing date the same day and year last mentioned and the said Note unto the said Thomas at the County afs.d did deliver by which said Note the said John did Promise to pay unto the said Thomas Caton or his order on Demand for Value Received the sum of Seven pounds Three shillings sterling by virtue whereof and also by force of the statute the said John became Liable and Chargeable to pay unto the said Thomas the said Thomas the said Sum of Seven Pounds Three Shillings Sterling according to the Tenour of the Note afs.d and so being Chargeable the said John afterwards to wit the day and year last mentioned at the County afs.d upon himself assumed and to the said Thomas then and there faithfully Promised that he the said John the s.d Sum of Seven pounds Three Shillings Sterling to the said Thomas when thereunto afterwards he Should be requested well and truly would Content and pay Nevertheless the said John Marten his Promise and Assumption afs.d not in the least regarding but minding and fraudulently Intending the said Thomas in this craftily and subtilly to deceive and defraud the said Sum of Seven Pounds Three Shillings Sterling or ay part thereof to the said Thomas hath not Paid Altho' so to do the said John by the said Thomas hath been Requested to wit on the first day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and forty Six and often since at Charles County afs.d to pay the same but that unto him hither to to Pay or Content the said John hath altogether Refused and Still doth Refuse to Pay the same to the Damage of the said Thomas Caton fourteen pounds Six Shillings Sterling and therefore he brings Suit and so forth Pled.s &C.a |
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