The Papers of Roger B. Taney, 1792-1820

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Frederick County to wit

John Garrott late of Frederick County yeoman otherwise called John Garrott of Frederick County in the State of Maryland was summoned to answer unto Barton Garrott in a plea that he under unto him the sum of one hundred and fifty eight pound and eleven Shillings current money which to him he owes and from him unjustly detains and so forth, and whereupon the said Barton by R.B. Taney his attorney saith that whereas the said John on the Seventeenth day of December in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and two at Frederick County aforesaid by his certain writing obligatory acknowledged himself to be held and firmly bound unto the said Barton in the said sum of one hundred and fifty eight pound Eleven Shillings current money to be paid to him the said Barton when afterwards he should be thereunto required Nevertheless the said John, altho often thereunto required the said sum of one hundred and fifty eight pound eleven Shillings Current money, to him the said Barton hath not rendered or paid, but the same to the said Barton hitherto to render as pay he hath altogether refused and still doth refuse, wherefore the said Barton saith he is the worse and hath damage to the value of two hundred pounds Current

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Frederick County, to wit

Gabriel Mattingly, late of Frederick County, yeoman was attached to answer unto Nathaniel Marshall in a plea wherefore with force and arms and so forth at the County aforesaid he made an asasult on the said Nathaniel and him did there beat wound and evilly treat so that his life was greatly despaired of and other harms to him the said Nathaniel then and there did to the great Damage of him the said Nathaniel and against the peace and so forth -- And whereupon the said Nathaniel, by R.B. Taney, his Attorney complains that the said Gabriel on the fourth day of November in the year eighteen hundred and eight -- at the county aforesaid with force and arms; that is to say with swords, clubs, knives and fists, made an assault on him the said Nathaniel and him did then and there beat, wound, and evilly treat, so that his life was greatly despaired of and other emormities to him the said Nathaniel then and there did to the great Damage of him the said Nathaniel and against the peace, diginity and government, of the state of Maryland and so forth -- Wherefore the said Nathaniel said that he is injured and hath to the Damage to the value of there hundred Dollars current money, and therefore he brings his suit and so forth.

- Jn^o. Doe - { R.B. Taney Rich^d. Roe { plffs. Attorney

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To the Honourable the Judges of Frederick County Court -

The Petition of David Morrison Humbly shewith, that a Judgement was rendered against your Petitioner for the sum of five pounds six shillings and one penny half penny current money debt and the sum of one pound three shillings and nine pence like money -- Damages and costs, in favour of a certain Greenberry Petticord, on the thirteenth day of October last, by John Huston Esquire a Justice of the peace in and for Frederick County, which said Judgement your Petitioner avers is against the Equity and right of the and from which he has prayed an appeal to this Honourable Court, and now prays that the same may be here in- quired into and reversed & soforth

R. B. Taney for Petitioner

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To the Honourable the Judges of Frederick County Court now sitting --

The petition of Jacob Winter of Frederick County humbly showeth that on the twenty seventh day of July, in the year, eighteen hundred and twelve, at Frederick County aforesaid a Judgement was rendered by John Huston Esquire a Justice of the peace for Frederick County aforesaid, against your petitioner in favour of Jonathan Haslett for the sum of twenty dollars debt with Interest from date & one dollar, twenty six & 1/2 cents in a trial then and there had before him the said John Huston in which the said Jonathan Haslett was plaintiff and the said Jacob Winter was Defendant -- which Judgment your petitioner avers is unjust and contrary to the equity and right of the matter & ought to have been in favour of your petitioner, and from which said Judgment your

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To the Honourable the Judges of Frederick County Count now Sitting --

The Petition of Benjamin Joy of Frederick County respectfully therewith, that a certain Carlton Tannehill was heretofore bound as an Apprentice to this Petitioner, as more fully appears by a copy of the indenture herewith exhibited -- That [ ] on the month seventeenth Day of September in the year eighteen hundred and eight the said apprentice absconded from this Petitioner & continued absent from his service from that time until the expiration of the term for which he was bound, that is to say until the ninth day of December in the year eighteen hundred and ten.

Your Petitioner therefore prays your honours to award him with compensation to be made by the aforesaid apprentice, either by his service or by the payment of money to your Petitioner, as justice and equity may require -- andsoforth --

R. B. Taney Atty for Benj^m. Joy