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most of his Effects left by him at his said Dwelling House
at the old Town have been taken and stolen by the said
Henry Enock the elder, Henry Enock the younger Jacob
Lane and William Lockhart or some of them, and your
Petitioner further sheweth that he is advised that the said
persons can't be prosecuted for the said Felony in Virginia
as the same was committed in Maryland, and that as the
said ffelons are resident in Virginia and cant be taken in
Maryland, that your Petitioner can't prosecute them for the
said Felony unless the Government of Virginia can be pre-
vailed upon to send the said Felons into this Province to
receive their Tryal your Petitioner therefore humbly prays
that your Excellency will be pleased to represent this Matter
to the Government of Virginia and take such Steps to procure
the said Felons to be sent into Frederick County in Maryland
to receive their Trials for the same as to your Excellency
shall seem proper, and your Petitioner as in Duty bound will
ever pray &c.
Thos Cresap.
This Day came before me William Cocks Gentleman one of
his Majesty's Justices of the peace for the County of Fred-
erick, and being sworn on the holy Evangelist deposeth and
saith that some Time in October last this Deponent was with
some others a hunting and came to the Plantation of Col:
Thomas Cresap where this Deponent see Henry Hencock
junior take from the said Cresap's plantation about two
Bushels and a Half of Flour, and after taking the Flour he
hunted about and took a large Jugg which this Deponent
thinks had Melasses in, and a Cannister which had some
Pepper in it and after that he the said Henry Enocks junior
broke a Jugg which had some Sugar in it and William Lock-
ard took the Sugar away, and further saith not.
Jacob Lean
Frederick County ss: The above Deposition sworn to
before me. May 29: 1757..
H Cocks.
Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia (to wit.)
The Deposition of Richard Lane aged forty nine Years
and upwards taken on the holy Evangelists of almighty God
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