| Volume 31, Page 285 View pdf image (33K) |
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 285
the Directions of the Act of Assembly, at what Time I issued Lib. J. R.
them, and what Constable I charged with them, whether all & U. S.
or any of the Persons named in the said Certificate have
been yet brought before me or carried before any other
Magistrate, and what Excuse each of the Persons that were
brought before me, made for not marching in Obedience to
Captain Brownes' Order, I give your Excellency and Hon
ours the following Information, and Answer to every par
ticular Quere. First. The Certificate mentioned to be sent
me the first of March by Captain Browne & bears that Date,
and of which you have a Copy herewith, never came to my
Hands till Saturday the 11th of March between three and
four o' the Clock in the Afternoon, at which Time it was
delivered to me by Mr Samuel Budd and a Monday Morning
following I made out a Warrant thereon directed to John
Williams Constable of the Hundred wherein the People lived
(of which you have herewith also a Copy) and sent the War
rant immediately by a Person to the said John Williams
the Constable who delivered it to him before ten o' Clock that
Day; that Warrant included all the persons that Captain
Brown certified to me had obstinately refused to appear and
serve in Arms except the Constable who is exempt by Law.
the other Persons named in the said Certificate of whose
Excuses Captain Brown thought proper to take upon himself
to judge, as he did not certify to have obstinately refused,
I thought I had no Authority to include in the Warrant, I
did not hear any Thing more of the Matter ‘till Saturday the
twenty fifth of March when the said John Williams came to
me during the Sitting of our County Court at Chester Town.
and told me he had taken five or six of the Persons named in
the Warrant I had sent him, and asked me if I could hear p. 248
their Excuses, I told him the Court was sitting, and there
was Justices enough in Town, if I left it to hold the Court
hut if they would appoint a day the next Week to come to my
own House, I would attend, and they might bring their Wit
nesses if they had any, and I would hear the Matter, the
People agreed on the next Saturday as most suitable, and by
which Time they could be prepared, and accordingly on that
Day being the first of April the Constable brought before me,
James Hull, John Redding, Benjamin Greenwood, Thomas
Bryant, George Brown, James Jackson, John Edmonson
James Poole, and Thomas Honour, and I proceeded to hear
their several Excuses, and their Proofs to support them,
which I at that Time took Minutes of and are as follows.
James Hall proved by the Oath of a credible Witness that
he was at the Time in a very ill State of Health, and had the
Ague and Fever very bad so that he was not able to go and
|
| |||
|
| ||||
|
| ||||
Please view image to verify text. To report an error, please contact us.
Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761
| Volume 31, Page 285 View pdf image (33K) |
|
Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!
|
An Archives of Maryland electronic publication.
For information contact
mdlegal@mdarchives.state.md.us.
Maryland State Archives