Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 137

By Jeoffry Peterson a petition (viz.)

Liber R.

To his Ex^ncy the Lord Prop^ry of the Province of Maryland
The humble Petition of Jeoffry Peterson off Sassafrax River
18: May 1680:
Sheweth That in Anno 1676: M^r Augustine Herman, M^r
Henry Ward, M^r John Gilbert came to your Pet^r and asked
him to sell his land for the use of the County whereupon your
Pet^r replyed, yea, provided I might be satisfied for it, M^r
Harman made answer I should be honestly paid for it, and
soe asked me the price thereof; I told them I had been bid
4000' tob^o for it and refused it M^r Harman said that if I had
soe offered for it they could give me noe less but I told them
if they had it they must give me 4500' tob^o for it; against
which they made noe objection, and as to the price soe it
rested. Yett moreover I also told them that unless I might
have my Tobacco the winter following or at furthest by the
25^th March then next ensueing And withall provided that I
would reserve a beeing on the land unto my mother in Law
dureing her life, otherwise I would not sell it: Sometime after
this M^r Henry Ward and M^r Abraham Wilde past a bill unto
me, when I went to demand my tobacco M^r Herman bid me
produce my bill and I should have my Tobacco soe I pro-
duced my bill and they tooke it of me, and ordered m^r Old-
field to pay the Tobacco, but Oldfield not paying of me I
applyed myself again to the Com^rs and have been waiteing on
their worshipps ever since yeare after yeare except this last
yeare, but cannot Gett the tobacco and yett they keepe my
Bill
Wherefore I intreate y^r Ex^ncy to consider my case that I
may be righted; my disappointment in the tobacco which
then I should have had to served my occasions hath prooved
very injurious to me, as also Damage in my Stock occasioned
by remooveing upon w^ch Considerations with Submission to y^r
Ex^ncys Judgem^t If non pformance shall make the Agreem'
null, and that it may be your pleasure I shall have my land
againe (tobacco being now meane in value) or such other
compensation as may be Equivalent for w^ch
Y^r Petitioner prayeth

Ordered that M^r Augustine Herman M^r Henry Ward M^r
Abraham Wild and other the Commissioners of Cecill County
Court therein any wise concerned take the premisses into
consideration and doe therein as speedily as may be what to
right and Justice appertaineth, thereby saveing themselves the
occasion of ffurther trouble

p. 350