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William Edmondson (if the Land af^d shall be sold for so much)
and that the overplus (if any) shall remaine in the hands
of the said Nicholas Low after Payment of the said Debt and
deduction of his Sallary by him shall be paid and Satisfyed to
the Orphan to whom the said Land was given by the Last will
and testament of the said William Edmondson and shall not
be accounted as Assetts in the hands of the said Executor but
be by virtue of this Act protected from all Attachments and
Condemnations whatsoever any Law Statute usage or Custome
to the Contrary Notwithstanding.

May the 24^th 1 705 May the 24^th 1 705

Read & assented to by the Read and Assented to by her
house of Del. Maj^ties hon^ble Councill.
W Taylard Clk hD W Bladen Cl Concil.

May the 25^th 1705

On the behalf of her Most Sacred Majesty Anne Queen of
England &c I Will this be a Law | Great |
Jo: Seymour | of Maryland |

An Act confirming a certaine letter of Attorny from William
Joseph Esq^r the father to William Joseph his Son.

Whereas William Joseph of Prince Georges County has
by his humble Petition to his Excellency the Governour and
Councill of this Province shewn that his father William Joseph
of this Province Esq^r did by an Instrument under his hand
and Scale Purporting a letter of Attorney which is recorded
in the Secretaries office and thereby Empower him the s^d
William Joseph his Son to sell certaine Lands of his fathers
in order to Pay and discharge certaine Debts of his said

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fathers contracted within this Province for and in Payment
and discharge of which debts the said William Joseph the
Son hath sold certaine Lands of his said Fathers But in as
much as the Purchaser or Purchasers of the said Lands do
call in question the Authentickness of the af^d letter of Att^ry
involving the said William Joseph the Son in Law Suits
troubles & charges to his great detriment who no ways
doubling of the Sufficiency of his aforesaid letter of Attorny
has allready disbursed Severall Sumes of mony and Tobacco
in discharge of the said Debts.
It is therefore humbly prayed that it may be Enacted And
be it Enacted by the Queens most Excellent Majesty by and
with the advice and consent of her Majesties Governour
Councill and Assembly of this Province and the Authority

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