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(286) March Court Anno Domini 1748 Charles County ss.t November 23.d 1748 Came the within Named Jennet Freeman and made oath on the Holy Evangelists that the within account is Just & true and that he Never Received any Part or parcel of the same account more than what due Credit is given for nor any manner of Security or satisfaction for the same to the Best of her Knowledge Sworn before SHanson Charles County ss.t Whereas Jennet Freeman hath made appear to me upon Oath that the within Named Bartholomew Hatton of the said County Joyner is lately absconded his Place of abode and stands Justly Indebted to her upon the Ballance of the within account the sum of Twelve Hundred and forty Six Pounds of Tobacco and Nine Shillings & one penny Currency These are therefore in his Lordships the Lord Proprietary's Name to Require you to Issue attachment against the Goods Chattles and Credits of the afs.d Bartholomew Hatton within the County afs.d being for as well the afs.d Sums of Twelve Hundred & forty Six Pounds of Tobacco & Nine shilling & one penny Currency as all Costs which shall accrue on the said attachment to & for the use of the said Jennet Freeman hereof fail not for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant Given under my hand and Seale this 23d day of November 1748 SHanson To the Clk of Charles County Whereupon It was Commanded the sheriff that of the Goods Chattles and Credits of the afs.d Bartholomew Hatton in his Bailywick being he should attach as well the Sum of Twelve Hundred and forty Six Pounds of Tobacco and Nine Shillings and One penny Currency Damages as One Thousand Pounds of Tobacco for Costs that had accrued and that further should accrue in Prosecution of the Premises and when the same he had attached or any Part thereof that he should have it before the Justices of the Lord Proprietary of his Next County Court to be holden at Charles Town on the second Tuesday in March Next then and there to be Condemned according to Law to and for the use of the said Jennet unless the said Bartholomew should Come then and there by himself or Lawfull Attorney and Answer unto the said Jennet of a plea of Trespass upon the Case and that by good and Lawfull men of his Bailywick he should make known to the Person or Persons in whose hands he should make the same Attachment that he she or they be and appear before the Justices of the said Lord Proprietary at the Place and time afs.d to shew Cause if any he she or they have why the sum in their or any of their hands attach should not be Condemned according to Law and the said Jennet have thereof Execution if &C.a and how he should Execute that Writ that he should make know to the Justices afs.d at the time and Place afs.d and that he should have then & there that Writ and the Names of those before whom he should make the same Known &Ca And now here at this day to wit the second Tuesday in March afs.d Comes the said Jennet by Jeremiah Chase his attorney and offers herself against the said Bart.w In the plea afs.d and the sheriff afs.d Returns to the Court here the Writ aforesaid thus Indorsed Viz.t Charles County ss.t I hereby Certifie to the Worshipfull the Justices within mentioned that by Virtue of the Within Writ to me directed on the Twenty Third day of November 1748 I attached in the Hands of the within Named Jennet Freeman for her use Sundry Goods as the Effects of the within Named Bartholomew Hatton as by a schedule of Appraisment thereof hereto Annext Appears and I have also attached in the hands of Timothy M.cCann Mark McPherson (Richard) |
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Charles County Court, Court Record, 1748-1749
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