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Frederick County, to wit

John S. Lawrence, late of Frederick
County, yeoman was attached to answer unto Abraham Crapster
and Abraham Jones in a plea of Trespass upon the case and so forth
And whereupon the said Abraham Crapster and Abraham Jones
by Mr. R.B. Taney their attorney complain that whereas the aforesaid John
on the first day of December in the year, eighteen hundred and
seven at the county aforesaid, was indebted unto the said Abraham
Crapster and Abraham Jones, in the sum of fifteen pounds, seven
shillings and one penny, current money, for sundry matters
properly chargeable in account as by a particular account
thereof herewith into court exhibited may appear and being so thereof
indebted, the aforesaid John afterwards, that is to say on the day
and year aforesaid, at the county aforesaid in consideration
thereof upon himself assumed and to the said Abraham Crapster
and Abraham Jones then and there faithfully promised that
he the said John the aforesaid sum of money to the said
Abraham Crapster and Abraham Jones when afterwards he
should be thereunto required would well and truly content
and pay; And whereas also the aforesaid John afterwards that
is to say on the same day and year aforesaid at the county aforesaid
[ ] together with the aforesaid Abraham Crapster and
Abraham Jones of and concerning divers other sums of money
before that time due and owing from the said John to the
said Abraham Crapster and Abraham Jones and then and
there being in arrear and unpaid and upon that account, the said
John was then and there found in arrear and indebted
to the said Abraham Crapster and Abraham Jones in another
sum of fifteen pounds, seven shillings and one penny, current
money and being so found in arrear and indebted the aforesaid