Source MSA General Court of the Western Shore: [See Paper Files]

See Paper Files for Original Case and all of the documentation of the case .The following is a Transcript of why Daniel Dulany sued Joseph Clark and the Judgement.

Daniel Dulany vs Joseph Clark filed the 23rd of Feb 1789

Western Shore State of Maryland Anne Arundel County to wit

Joseph Clark late of Ann Arundel County Merchant otherwise called Joseph Clark was summoned to answer unto Daniel Dulany Junior of a plea that he underinterests him the said Daniel the sum of two hundred pounds Current money which and whereupon the said Daniel by W Cooke his attorney complains that whereas the Joseph on the Fourth Day of Mar one thousand seven hundred and seventy six at Ann Arrundel County aforesaid by his certain writing obligatory acknowledged himself to be held & firmly bound unto the said Daniel Dulany in the said sum of two hundered poudns current money be paid to hinm the said Daniel when afterwards he Joseph should be theereunto required . Never the less the said Joseph altho' often thereunto required the said sum of current money as aforesaid to have the said Daniel hath not contributed or paid, but the said sum of Currennt money to him the said Daniel to to contested or paid, but the said sum of Current money to him the said Daniel to contest or pay he the said Joseph hath altogether refused & still doth refuse wherefore the said Daniel saith he is worse and hath damage to the value of three hundred pounds current money wherefore he brings suit and so forth and brings here unto the Court the writing obligatory aforesaid. Sealed with the seal of the said Joseph which the debt aforesaid is from aforesaid writer os such the "date whereof is the day and year afsd"

W Cooke & plaintiff

11th May Term 1790

Daneil Dulany against Joseph Clarke } pleadings withdrawn Judgement for penalty and costs usual release stay execution Costs 571 tt