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(501) Depositions about Lands in debate between Edward Dawson &c against Hugh Riley &c Filed March y.e 2.d 1702/3 Interrogatories First Quest Sworn by M.r William Hutchison Whether he did not see both Warrants in the hands of M.r Thomas Addison viz.t a Special Warrant of Coll.o Bealls and a Common Warrant of M.r Rileys? Answer That he could not remember he ever saw either of the Warrants but M.r Addison told him at Coll.o Bealls house that he had both of them & he asked my opinion which he ought to serve first and I told him I thought the Speciall Warrant and the Comon Warr.t if the other were pleased to lay it on for I lookt upon him as a surveyor and not as a Judge to determin the Right of any Man W.m Hutchison 2.dly What Proof Coll.o Beale made to the bound Trees of the Majors Lott when he Rec.d a Warrant from y.e Justices of Prince Georges County to ascertain the Bounds thereof? Answer That What proof thereof was made to me is included in a Certificate under my hand and the hand of sheriff & Jury taken upon the said Order and returned into the Secretary's Office w.ch to the best of my Remembrance was very small 3.dly What proof appeard to you when You rec.d an order from the Prov.ll Court to Resurvey the same? Answer That I can not remember any proof at all W.m Hutchison Interrogations sworn to by M.r Edward Batson put by M.r Hugh Riley First Question You being then Deputy Surveyor at at the time of the taking up of Majors Lott whether or no you were psonally upon the said Land to run the Lines and bound the Trees? Answer That he never was psonally upon the Land to Run the Lines or bound the Trees but that I rec.d a Le.r from Coll.o Beale with a Warrant of about 800 Acres as allso the Courses & distances of a Tract of Land called the Majors Lott upon w.ch I returned a Certificate into the Land Office for the same to w.ch I Referr 2.dly Whether or no in the year 97 You being Requested by Major Sewel to Run out his Land and in the Runing down the 3.d line at the End of 800 perches whether Coll.o Beall was not then gird a Tree and slip sev.ll others & that M.r Batson said Major Sewells land not end the for y.e Certificate said he must go to the Main Branch and at y.e main Branch side a White oake Tree was bounded? Answer I did at the Request of Major Sewell Run an East Line of his land by the direction of Coll.o Beall beginning at the south West bound Tree of the said Sewells Land and at a certain number of perches Coll.o Beall would have had me stopp & said it was the South East Bounds of Land where Coll.o Beall did slip some Tides but I thought it more convenient to continue my East Line to y.e main branch of Collington where I bounded a White Oake as the most certain and proper place for the south East Corner Tree of the said Sewells Land to be agreeable to the Certificate of the said Land Edw.d Batson Interrogatories sworn to by M.r James Stoddart put by M.r Hugh Riley 1.st Quest When You being fore Man of a Jury in the Year 1697 by Vertue of a Warr.t for y.e Prov.ll Court to Resurvey the Majors Lott and being carried to a White Oake bounded for the Branch side called Collington whether Coll.o Beall did acknowledge the same Tree |
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Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
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