- Title
- Colonial Court: Court of Chancery, 1689-1775
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- Date
- 1689 - 1775
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- Creator
- ["North Carolina Colonial Courts."]
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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- Local Call Number
- CCR 193
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- MARS ID
- SR.401.5
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Colonial Court: Court of Chancery, 1689-1775
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To the Hono[ra]ble Court of Chancery Thomas
Pollock humbly sheweth
Thatt wheras your petitionor was subpena[e]d to appear att
this hono[ra]ble courtt by the Hono[ra]ble Henderson Walker Esqr
presidentt as atturney to [Jno?] Gembell of London atturney to James
Gembell of Glasgow. Butt for the reasons undermentioned I hope
your honors will excuse my appearance att this tyme and grantt
a reference to the [nixt?] ^court or ift Mr. Smith to me in sooner I shall
[willingly?] [illegible] Smith to whattever your honors shall justly
award in the matter and your petitionor shall pray as in
duely bound & &ct.
Thomas Pollock
1 The def[endan]ts requyring at least as mutch tyme to prepare himself
to answer a subpena in Chancery as to answer ane action in
the other courts.
Butt your def[endan]t hath nott had the tyme nott being subpena[e]d
untill the 24 day instantt.
[2] Ther[e]s an actione of debt aganst y[ou]r def[endan]ts by Mr. Porter
[torn] Mr. [torn and illegible] Mr [Fogu?] & on Mr. Po[r]ter Sr. for
debt due by th[e] [torn] Mr Gembell illegible] as they pretend [or?]
[torn] and no begaries being to be payed befor debts. I doubt nott
[torn] [butt?] your Honors will consider [itt?].
3d A generall legatee being only to have the clear remainder
of the estate cannott have itt untill all other particular lega-
tees are payed.
May itt please your Honors
The reasons aboves[ai]d would be no hinderance to my appearing
now before you butt having [five?] slaves newly run away and
I believe are joyned to a moletto belonging to Capt[ai]n Goodine
of Virginy who I understand hath lyen aboutt Salmonsd
[hath been?] ther severall month. I most use my indeavors
to have them catched ift possible least they should
gather to a greater head and doe mischiefe on this
shore w[hi]ch I have greatt reasons to suspect wherefor
my oun interest and safty of my family and the peace
of the ["shore" is lined through] place being concerned. I hope your Honors will
excuse me att this tyme for ift I should leave home
att this tyme I doubt more of my negroes might rin away
and indanger also his family who is y[ou]r Honors most humble
Thomas Pollock