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dient in present Circumstances to proceed further, but we
recommended to the said John Redick an Application to His
Excellency the Governor of Maryland for Redress at the same
time M^r William Blair the Magistrate before whom the
Inquisition aforesaid was taken made Oath that at the time of
taking the Inquisition aforesaid the said William Paterson
and many other Malefactors unknown to this Deponent being
then in the House of John Redick aforesaid denied the Author-
ity of any Judicial Officer of Maryland were armed with
Guns forcibly to defend themselves and refused the Sheriff
Admittance, and as this Deponent is informed and verily be-
lieves continue to this time in the same State most Shamefully
destroying the Substance claimed by the said Redick
Samuel Beall Jun: Evan Shelby
Cha^s Jones William Luckett
David Lynn Thomas Price.
John Beall

Your Petitioner's Father (Robert Redick) and William
Paterson did agree to retract the Bargain respecting the
Land, and Paterson in lieu thereof to accept of Wages and
Convey back the Land, but the said Robert your Petitioner's
Father at that time being pleased your Petitioner should be
interested therein and to prevent trouble and Costs agreed if
Paterson would Convey the Land and Premisses to your Peti-

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

tioner it should be accepted as done to him, to which Paterson
consenting Executed the Bond before mentioned to your Pe-
titioner, in Consideration of which your Petitioner's Father
gave up the Bond said Paterson Executed to him at the time
of Conveyance whereby the said Paterson was obliged to allow
him the said Robert to remain on the said Land without
Molestation during his natural Life, and also executed a Bond
jointly with your Petitioner obliging to pay Paterson Wages
at the award of two Neighbours upon which Paterson de-
parted the Land and premisses and left your Petitioner in the
peaceable Possession thereof, upon Paterson's refusing com-
pliance your Petitioner with his Father wrote to Charles Car-
roll Esq^r for Relief, who replied, that the Estate he had vested
in your Petitioner's Father must again be vested in him before
he could venture to Convey the Land Controverted to your
Petitioner, upon which your Petitioner's Father last October
waited on Esq^r Carroll for said purpose; but he declined to
execute any more Deeds in pursuance of a promise made, till
the whole Tract was paid, but advised your Petitioner to take a
Conveyance of the Land he had vested in your Petitioner's
Father, and if upon enquiry he found the Case as represented
he would upon your Petitioner's vesting him again in the Land
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