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the Sheriff to his own use, that this Deponant Paid the fines
or fees of Isaac Miller, Henry Backdolt, Melcar Wherfield at
their Request and his own; that most of the said Persons
owed no more than half a years Rent, this Deponant took
particular Notice that Jacob Brounner was Charged Six Pence
Sterling for half a years Rent of 25 acres which was in a
Seperate Tract which he Paid and also Paid the Sheriff fifteen
Shillings Currency for his fee that Thomas Johnson owed but
six pence Sterling which he Paid and Also Paid fifteen Snillings
to the Sheriff, that no Distress was made or taken by the
Sheriff or his Deputy on any of the said Persons to this
Deponants knowledge, or that he ever heard of and believes
there was not any, and for Cause of his belief saith that some
Days before the Sheriff was at Frederick Town this Deponant
saw James Dickson the under Sheriff who told this Deponant
that he was going to give the People Notice that the Sheriff
would be at Frederick Town on a Day which the said Dickson
mentioned, to Receive the Quit Rents and that the said Dick-
son Requested this Deponant to acquaint as many of his

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Neighbours and others as he could of the same, which this
Deponant Promised to do, and accordingly did, That this
Deponant haveing heard of the Sheriffs having a List (called
black List) Inquired of M^r Ignatius Digges, how many Per-
sons were in the List, who told this Deponant, there were
above an hundred, And this Deponant further saith that a
Great Number of the Germans and some others were so
much alarmed by the Sheriffs Proceedings, that Several of
them have already Left the Province, and others have declared,
that as soon as they could Sell what they were Possessed off,
they would go away, many of the Germans declaring, that they
being Oppressed in their Native Country, Induced them to
Leave it, and that they were Apprehensive of being Equally
oppressed here, and that therefore they would go away to
avoid it
Stephen Ransbergen

6 May 1748 Sworn to before me Nath: Wickham

The Deposition of Joseph Ogle of Prince Georges County
Gent, being of full age. This Deponant being duly Sworn
on the holy Evangels Deposeth and Saith that he is very well
acquainted with a great many of the Germans, who are Settled
in the Back Parts of the County, and that many of them have
of Late Expressed Great Uneasiness at the Rigorous Treat-
ment, which they Complained of having Received from the
Sheriff, and declared they would Leave the Province, which
some have actually done that by all this Deponant could Learn

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