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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money and therefore he brings suit and soforth, and the said Barton brings hereunto court the writing obligatory aforesaid Sealed with the seal of the said John which the debt aforesaid in form aforesaid witnessith the date whereof is the day and year aforsaid and soforth

----- R.B. Taney ----} Plantiffs Attorney }

Pledges Jn^o. Doe ----------- R^d. Roe

32 [ ] 32 136. [ ]C1804

Barton Garrett v^s John Garrett

nar & oyer

53 16 19 12 18 118

M^r Ritchie

File this issue [ ] & give oyer of the original

R.B. Taney

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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

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John in consideration thereof afterwards that -- is to say the same day and year aforesaid, at the county aforesaid, undertook and to the said Abraham Crapster and Abraham Jones, then and there faithfully promised that he the said John would well and truly content and pay to the said Abraham Crapster and Abraham Jones the last aforesaid sum when he should thereunto afterwards requested; Nevertheless the said John although often requested, hath not yet paid the said several sums of money or any part thereof to the said Abraham Crapster and Abraham Jones, but to pay the same or any part thereof to the said Abraham Crapster and Abraham Jones hath not yet wholly refused and still doth refuse to pay the same -- Whereupon the said Abraham Crapster and Abraham Jones say they are injured and have Damage to the value of fifty pounds, current money and thereupon they bring suit and so forth --

R.B. Taney Plffs. attorney

Jn^o. Doe Rich^d. Roe

268.

Abraham Crapster & Abraham Jones vs. John S. Lawrence

Nar.

M^r Ritchie file this R.B. Taney.

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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