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John Finley, George Hutchinson, & John Christian, Surviving Commissioners for
collecting The Reverend Mr. John Craig's yearly salary Complain of Robert
Christian in Custody &. For that whereas the fourteenth day of August (?? in
Roman numerals) at the County aforesaid a certain discourse was had & moved by &
between the sd Plaintiffs together with James Patton & Alexander Brackenridge now
deceased and the sd Defendant, of and concerning the Reverend Mr. John Craig's
becoming their stated & fixed minister, and upon that discourse the aforesd
defendd in consideration that The Reverend Mr. John Craige would come from the
Province of Pensylvania to Augusta County in the Colony of Virginia and there
live as a ?? & settled Minister amongst the Inhabitents of the lower part of
Shand(?) in the County aforesd & do perform all the ministerial offices of
adjoenting(?) Clergyman he the said Defendant the day & year aforesd at the
County aforesaid ajoined upon himself & at the sd Plaintiff then & there
faithfully promised that he the sd Defendant would ??? & truly pay yearly and
every year towards the sd Plaintiff for the sd Mr. Craige's use fifteen shillings
Curr. money towards his support & maintainance, and the sd Plantiffs in fact say
that in pursuance of the agreement aforesd the sd Mr. John Craige did come
immediately from ye province of Pensylvania and settle & live & still does
continue ??? minister in the County of Augusta aforesd doing & performing all the
necessary duties becoming a good & Christian like Minister & preacher of the word
of God Nevertheless the sd Defendt his promise & ?? aforesd and made not
regarding but continuing & fraudulently intending the sd Plantiff in this behalf
?? & subtitng(?) to deceive & defraud the aforesaid yearly payment a sum of
fifteen shillings hath not paid (altho' often required) but ?? same to pay for
these sixteen year's last past before the commencement of this suit & of Issuing
out the Original Writ in this cause, hath refused to pay & still doth refuse to
the damage of the Plantiff Twenty pounds & thereof they bring suit.
(signature illegible)
John Finley et al vs Thomas Black for non-payment of The Reverand John Craig's
salary, Augusta County, Drawer 402 (probably May 1758)
Similar document specifying 14 years non-payment.
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