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Provincial Court Land Records, 1770-1774
Volume 726, Page 240   View pdf image
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       the within James Keech and acknowledged the within Instrument of Writing to be
       his Act and Deed and the Lands and Premises with the Appurtenances therein specified
       to be the Right and Estate of the within Thomas Greenfield his Heirs and Assigns
       to and for the Uses Intent and Purposes therein mentioned
                                                                                                    Sam Hanson
                                                                                                       J Hawkins

             On the third Day of September 1771 came before me the Subscriber one of his
       Lordship's Judges of the Provincial Court the within Thomas Greenfield and Alexander
       Contee Hanson and acknowledged severally and respectively the within Instrument of
       Writing to be their respective Act and Deed to and for the Uses Intents and Purposes
       in the same particularly mentioned and according to the Act of Assembly in such Case
       made and provided                                          Dan of S Tho.s Jenifer

                                        Recorded the 21st Day of September 1771


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          Know all men by these Presents That We James Simson, John Baird
       and Alexander Crighton all of the City of Glasgow in North Britain, Merchants and
       Partners in Trade under the Firm and Title of Simson, Baird and Company, Merchants
       in Glasgow, Considering that we are Owners and Proprietors of a Store and trading
       Business at Piscataway in the Province of Maryland known by the Name or Title of the
 [S] Cargo or Shore formerly under the Management of James Brown as our Factor or Supra Cargo
       there with the Goods Debts and Subjects belonging thereto, together with one fourth Part or
       Share of a Rum Store and Trade as Partners with Peter Campbell and Company at Piscataway
       All which Subjects so belonging to us we have sold to Robert Dreghorn Esquire, Matthew
       Orr Esquire, James Brown, James Corbet Junior and me the said James Simson as Partners
       in Trade and Company established under the Firm and Title of James Brown & Company
       Merchants in Glasgow, so far as the aforesaid Subjects are outstanding & owing from & since
       the first Day of January last in this present Year one thousand seven hundred and
       seventy one, and for recovering collecting and discharging the aforesaid Subjects so sold
       by us to the said James Brown and Company it is proper and necessary that these Presents be
       made and granted by us in Manner under written Therefore  Now Know Ye, That we
       the said James Simson, John Baird and Alexander Crighton Partners in Trade under
                                                                                                                            (the)


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