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March Court Anno Domini 1748 1747 D.r William Carter
Charles County ss.t November 24.th 1748 Then Came before me the Subscriber one of his Lordships Justices of the Peace for Charles County afs.d the above John Wheatly who made Oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that the foregoing Account is Just and True as it here stands Stated and that he has Received no Part nor Parcel thereof nor any Security or Satisfaction for the same more then Credit given to the best of his Knowledge Except a Bill of Sale of some Cattle which Cattle the said W.m Carter had before made Over to a Certain Basil Spalding as this Deponent is Informed by said Spalding Walter Hanson S.r You are hereby Desered to Issue Attachment against the Effects of William Carter at the Suit of John Wheatly for the Ballance of the above account and the Costs that may Accrue thereon Hereof fail not and for your so doing this shall be y.r sufficient Warrant Given under my hand and Seale this 24th day of November 1748 Walter Hanson (SS) To M.r Edmund Porteus Clk of Charles County Whereupon It was Commanded the sheriff that of the Goods Chattles & Credits of the afs.d William Carter in his Bailywick being he should attach as the sum of four Thousand and Twenty Pounds of Tobacco Damages as fifteen Hundred 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 Coty 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 John Wheatly unless the said William Carter should Come then and there by himself or Lawfull attorney and answer unto the said John 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 attached should not be Condemned according to Law and the said John have thereof Execution if &C.a and how he should Execute the Writ that he should make known 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 &C.a (And) |
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