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Massachusetts Court of Common Plea

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1791 [?] [?] Court of Common [Pleasambridge?] Leonard Whiting Hollis [&?] Stephen [Mall Portland?] 1. Money had and [cherished?] [?] [?] [?] [?] [?] & lent for March

2. Dudley A. [Jyngehal?] Newbury of [Azaniahsroth..?] [Chelmsford?] stopped. I [?] [?] [?] moon [?] July 20, 1790 for ten pounds seventeen [?] but [?] her [token/taken?] doctor's confusion for [11,100 pounds?] [?] m/4 - 5/4 = 22/-

3. Samuel White [Nauerhill?] [&?] Daniel [Phie Manford?] woven for [zoxen?] a [?] [?]

4. [Oleven presco?] [?] Mr. [Groton?] [admin or?] {Joshnsprague Lancester?] [?] [Money] had [three? tree?] & [?] I [sad?] [?] to [?] [?]

1791 Nov last ({tuesday}?) Mary Burkley Groton [&?] Samuel Palmer Groton 5. not [?] I end [?] [?] moon. Settled.

6. William Wallace junior Townshend[?] Special promise (made?) of £2.6.6.

7. William Little et al Shirley vs Stephen Holdin Shirley trespass for cutting trees W [?] [moors? moons?]

8. Oliver [Harwell?] Chesterfield or [Loring?] Francis Lunenburg note Dated {December} 7. 178(7?). £7[7.3 pounds?] [2.12.8 pounds?] I [?] [?]

1791 {November} last Sunday David Heel Peterborough of Benjamin (?) Towns Note Dated

1792 March 3 Tues. Court of Common Pleas {Concorder?} 6 1Benjamin Adams Ashley or Daniel {Blu} Lexington w/ {?}g. W. to {Moon?} is Settled

2Thomas Brattle Cambridge or Perry {Nadgman?} etal. Ashley {?} I. W. to Noon

3Asa Wentoworth Littleton vs Nicholas Patterson {Nanian?} for labour {PN?} invoices. W. to {Jify?} Rec. g/c

4David Chamberlin Pepper vs Eben Proctor {Groton?} money had {?}

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1792 Mar. 2d. Tuesd.

1 Inferiour Court of Common Pleas Amherst Abijah [Weyman?] [Ashby?] vs Reuben [Rudgman?] [Mason?] note July 13, 1791 for 24 lb [soal?] leather & interest & af 18, [Tend?]. W. to [no services?] I charge [fifty?] 4/~

2 Nathaniel Paine Worcester vs Thomas Fisk Jaffrey Note Dec. 2d, 1783, for 41/. [Tend?]. [N?]. to [Nobbe?]

3 [Ned?] Boynton Westford vs Joshua Boynton [Nollis York?]. [must?] J. and [W.?] to [Cummings Euton?] & [Cont^d?] to Serve therein to Sept. then defaulted Judgt cost L3,13,5 _,14,_ 2,19,5 Services 3/-

4 John Hayes East [Sudbury vs [Bassett?] [Scire facias?] against bail Tend. [W?] to [Robbe?] _ Settled Received cost of this & the former action & ask a new note for the debt

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1791 Dec. 2d Tues. Inferiour Court of Common Pleas Amherst

1 William Paine Salem et al^l. vs Samuel Curtis [Amherst?] S.J.l. Judg^t. L18,13,8 Tend. Jt. to [Champany?].

2 Enoch Greenleaf Weston vs Benjⁿ Cumings [Nollis?] note Sept. 24, 1790, for [L10.16?].

1791 Dec. 3d Tues. Inferiour Court of Common Pleas Charlestown

1 Charles Persin Lunenburg vs Leonard [Keep?] et al. Westmoreland. Ejectment [Tend?]. W. to [fifty?].

2 Same vs Leonard [Keep?] Westmoreland trespass [Tend?]. W. to [fifty?].

August 20th 1752

1 Oliver Darby petitioner } Joseph Stephens defendant } Its [Confirmed?] that the petitioner Recover thirty five shillings Eight pence Damage, and Cost to get at 8/2 two for the [?]. Default debt [illegible?] [jack illegible?] cost 0 8 2 [L2,3,?]

2 Oliver Darby petitioner } Joseph Stephens defendant } Its [Confirmed?] that the petitioner Recover of the Defendant the money [illegible?] [illegible?] one pound fifteen shillings, and eight pence Damage of Cost To get at 8 / 2.5 Default Debt 1,15,[?] [qntrs?] _,_,7 _,8,10

3 Oliver Darby petitioner } Joseph Stephens defendant } Its [Confirmed?] that the petitioner Recover one pound fifteen shillings and eight pence Debt [on?] Damage and Cost To get at L8 / and two pence halfe pence 7 + Default Debt [5?],15,[?] [qntrs?] 0,0,[?] Cost _,8,2 L 2,3,[1?]

4 Oliver Darby petitioner } Joseph Stephens defendant } Its [Confirmed?] by the Justice that the petitioner Recover one pound [fifty?] shillings and nine pence Debt and Interest and Cost Taxes at Debt 1,15,9 [Notes?] 0,0,7 Cost 0,8,2 [L 2, 4, 8?] Default

October the 12th 1752 [Ambrous Linkon?] petitioner } John Woodward the 2 defendant } petitioner and defendant both appear on [Coll?] and the Defendant pled an abatement of the Writ as on file: Its [Confidna?] by the Justice that the writ abate on the plea provide and that the Defendant [Recover?] [illegible?] which way To get at 3: / which the Defendant payd [down?] in full of his [Colt?] [allas?] me John Godfrey Justice Peace

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October the 23rd, 1752 [Ambros Linkon?] petitioner } John Woodward the 2 defendant } The plea of abatement ass on file over Ruled. Judgment for ten shillings for the petitioner and Cost of [Court?] Taxt of 5,6,2.5 [paid?] which judgment the [defendant?] appealed to the next Court of Common Pleas to [illegible?] [Taunton?] with [illegible?] and for the County of [illegible?] on the Second Tusday of December [illegible?] and [illegible?] [propicate?] the same.

October 23rd 1792 Jonathan Ca[???]cer pet{petitioner} Joseph Wood[???] {previous is crossed out}White ? Def{defendent} after Sum pleas made the pet and Defd come to an agreement So the pet with Drew his action

November 25th 1752:: Samll{Samuel} White attorney Default oliver pucett^per[?]: Joseph Willices Def{defendent} Debt on Damage---------------------------j=0-0 Intrs{Interest} 8year 3 months----------9-9 Cost [?????] 16 5 1/2 Novr 27: 1752: Esc[?] granted 26 2 1/2

Barbados

These are to certify that upon Searching into the Records & proceedings in the Equity Two of His Maty's Court of Exchequer & Please of the Crown in the sd Island I find yt in the year 1717. The Honable Edw. Sitton Esq. Thom Frearer of the sad Island filed a certain English Bill in the Equity side of the sd Court agt Me And soe sassally praying Condemnation ofa a certain Sloop or Vessel called the St. Luce & of certain Sugars & Imported in Her upon Two Acts or Statutes of this Island the one Intiteld an Act for laying an Imposition or Duty on all Sugars, Molasses, Rum Cotton & Ginger Imported this Island [NOTE THERE IS MUCH MORE TO BE TRANSCRIBED].