Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-06-05
! Tu RESIDENTS of Fa;rfac County
sf-ysisuiay, and the PUBLIC IN sgeae-
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rconchuded.j

above tobacco, writes,
S;r--Inciosed send you a c ~ny of Col.
Masonss account; for il is by no means
convenicnt for me to go there at presents;
for my embarr assmenrs viii not admit of
. my paying all my creditors at this present
time, therefore must pay such merciiess
Z creditors thar neither have patience nor
friendship 10 wait with debtors that is in
INDECENT circumstances.
In another subsequent letter he says
I have light hid. of tobacco OF TAG lbs.
which Is to be reprized against Friday, and
il you can refer going down tomorrow
viii go on Friday with you, it agreeable.
As Col. Mason owes you, you can discount
mr. balance and receive my hid. and give
me credit for the balance, after paying him.
Please let me know whether you SO TO-
morrow or Friday, &c.
did go on Friday, and received. the
hid. referred TO. He.then owed me other
monies (no tobacco due George Summers,
heard of) nor was from November, 'S6,
TO this day, ever indebted TO him one cent,
or pound OF tobacco, except 10 give him
credit az times bat az his second request
lcredt,ed the whole of the hid. above al
luded TO, ia cash, at the price, aud LETT the
tobacco due Col. Mason's estate still un-
sestlrd--George Summers promising to
pay shortly after, add subsequent to i778,
he hath acknowledged again, after the am
swer Aforesaid, that he had not paid nae,
and gave me from under his hand to pay it,
on demand, and which have now IN my
possession. ), ~
4tb. Your orator further sheweth to
your worships, THAI on or about the 4th
day of November, 1906, your orator paid
20 the descendant, ia a settlement that day
made between them, the amount OF an ex.
ecntion, which your orator had received
from Thoma. Simmonds, and which was
due Samuel Bailv, which was to be imme-
aia,ely settled with said Baily by the de-
fenoa..>. as he then alledged that Bailey
owed the niousy co him. In May, 1871,
your orator was called on by said Baily for
said execution money, and informed your
orator that the defendant had not paid him
a.farthing of it, at which time, in settle
meme besweem your orator and said Baily,
:, your orator paid 23s. Cd. in part of said
,;a,dsbt. Your orator called on the defendant
: ufand enquired why he had not paid said
RaiIy, who made some excuse, but again
sromised TO settle the balance. Whether
Z has done so yet, or not, your orator
-. 9TH not know. If he has not, your ora.
81 " conceiyes and prays that he may be de-
ed 20 pay the same TO him. as your ora
A rs liable to said Baily, and hath not re-
~ d discharge ,herefrom.
ONEAswer. This defendant,d denies the plain.
" enash made MIN any satisfaction Tor bat
ring rouexecution or any part thereof as IS al
sne sopsed by the plaintiff.
sb;., sposiiian Of Samuel Bdily, taken sSc. sph0
sa;o being Duly szv0rn SIC.
Re, Question by plaintiff. What conversation
have you had with, or passed between you
and the defendant on the subject OF the
= execution money, which was due you from
Thomas Simmends, as executor OF Wm'
Baily deceased, particularly subsequent TO
the 18th of September one thousand seven
hundred and uinety three
Answer. That subsequent TO the ! sur o.
September one thousand seven hundred s
ninety three, on which date wrote to the
plaintiff requesting payment OF the amount
of said execution against Thomas Sim
monds, the plaintiff and defendant both
came to Colchester, when the deiendan,
informed this deponens. that he would
call on him and settle the said execution and
also claim or charge which ne had against
this deponent for .sheriF's fees.
Question by defendant. Do you know
thst the plaintiff ever made the defendant
.as;sf,ction for the amount OF the execn'
sion aforesaid
Answer. I do not know that ne did.
QUESTION by defendant. Did you not con-
slider the defendant your debtor tor the ex-
er,,,;on aforesaid in consequence OF the