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her self or Serv^ts not taking more for the ferriages than what
has been usually taken and limitted to her late husband
Then came the honble Sam^l Young Esq^r and was added to
the Board
The Bill for naturalization of Christian Swormstead read
and Endorsed, that this Board remark the Exception in the
last Clause seems incongruous with an Act of Naturalization
which is in respect to denization pure and absolute to all
Intents & purposes and therefore ought not to be limitted
The Bill for confirming William Dickson's last Will and
Testam^t read the first Time & Endorsed that if notice has

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been given the Heir at Law (if any) It will pass
The af^d Bills and the reviving Bill sent to the House of
Delegates with Sam Meekes petition by M^r Young and Col
Greenberry
Cap^t Crabb and M^r Frisby bring up from the House of
Delegates a Bill reviving an Act entituled an Act prohibiting
the importation of Bread Beer Flower Malt Wheat or other
English or Indian Grain or Meale Horses Mares Colts or
fillys from Pensilvania and the Territorys thereunto belonging
A Bill impowering certain Trustees to Sell and Value a
certain Tract of Land lying in Dorchester County called
Richardson's Choice formerly the Land of John Nicholas and
by him Sold to William Edmonson which said Bills being read
at the Board were Endorsed read the first and second times
& Endorsed will pass and sent to the House by M^r Hall and
Col Whittington
The Board adjourned until nine of the Clock to morrow
morning

Tuesday October the 31^st 1710
The Council Sate Present
The Honble the President

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Col Holland
Col Coursey
Col Greenfield
Col Greenberry

Col Whittington
Sam^l Young Esq^r
John Hall Esq^r

Capt Jones & Major Hammond bring from the House of
Delegates a Bill for the more Speedy conveying of publick
Letters & Pacquetts which was read the first & second times
& so Endorsed.
A Bill for continuing S^t Marys County Court at the now
Court House built at Seymour Town in Sheppards old Fields.
Which being read and Endorsed with remarks & Amend-
ments thereon was sent to the House by Col Whittington

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