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(234) x.d This Indenture made the two & Twentyeth
day of August in the year of Our Lord God One Thousand seven Hundred Twenty & seven Between Charles Diggs of Prince Georges County Gent of y.e one part & Charles Calvert of Ann Arundell County Esq.r of y.e other parte Whereas Notly Rozer late of Prince Georges County Esq.r made publick proposalls of and sett up a Lottery Commonly Called Rozers Two Thousand pound Lottery The Prizes whereof consisting amongst other things of sundry Tracts or parcells of Land And whereas to avoid any obstruction to y.e Drawing of y.e s.d Lottery by y.e s.d Notlys Death And that y.e Adventures therein Might on such Accident have y.e full benefitt of such prizes as they should be Intitled to by y.e s.d Lottery y.e s.d Notly did by a Codicill duely Executed & Annexed to his Last will and Testament bearing date on or about y.e sixth day of Aprill One Thous.d seven hund.d Twenty & seven Authorize & Request Col.o Thom.s Addison & Charles Diggs afd or either of them to convey & make over any y.e lands Mentioned in y.e s.d Lottery unto such of y.e adventurers as should be Intitled thereto as in and by y.e Codicill afd More fully appears And Whereas y.e s.d Charles Calvert is Intitled to y.e Prize in y.e scheme of y.e s.d Lottery Numbered seven consisting of one hundred Acres of Land part of a Tract of Land caled Elizabeths Delight lying in prince Georges County at y.e head of y.e Eastern Branch of Potomock River Originally Granted unto Col.o William Diggs y.e Ninth day of March One thousand six hund.d & Eighty & Eight for one Thousand Acres as in and by y.e Grant thereof relation being thereunto had it doth and may more fully and at large appear w.ch s.d one hundred Acres is Distinguished in a platt of y.e s.d One Thousand Acres Divided into Eight Lotts by y.e Letter A Beginning at y.e End of y.e East and by south line of a Lott Distinguished in y.e scheme of y.e s.d Lottery by Number |
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