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to send to this County. Since which my Disorder has in-
creased to such a degree as to render me almost incapable of
Business of every kind and Confined me to my House for more
than a year past nor have I pretended to act as a Magistrate
unless now and then to take the Acknowledgement of a Deed
or such easy Matters; and that much against my Inclination
since last March Court was a year. Three or Four years ago
the Justices of this County agreed to take moderate Satisfac-
tion when they thought proper for any Writing in Civil Cases
they should do for the People applying to them, such as
acknowledgements to Deeds Bail Pieces, Supersedeas, Pro-
bates to Bonds Accounts &c. Certificates for Estrays, Sniping
of Iron, of making no Tobacco, Burning Squirrell Heads,
Protests for Masters of Vessels, Passes &c. But nothing for
Writing and giving Judgments in Civil Cases to the best of my
Remembrance. Since the above Agreement I often did and
as often did not take the aforesaid Reasonable Satisfaction
for my time and trouble for such Writing, And would Con-
tinue so to do were I willing, and thought Capable of being
Continued in Commission. Were I inclinable I flatter myself
I could get ample Testimonial of my Regular Conduct as a
Justice of the Peace from every Man of Character and Credit
that I am known to in this County, and from the Gentlemen of
the Barr likewise. I beg leave to inform his Excellency of
the Entire Falsity of the Petition said to be from the Principal
Inhabitants of Middle River Upper and Lower Hundreds in
Baltimore County complaining of their want of Magistrates.
Mr Walter Tolley dwells in Middle River Lower Hundred, Mr
Benjamin Rogers for about two years past has Chiefly resided
at his Plantation and Store in Middle River Upper Hundred,
Major Franklin Dwells within about a Mile of the Edge of the
Former and Colo Willm Young within about the same Distance
of the Edge of the latter Hundred And no two Hundreds in
this County have so many Justices Convenient to them as
those, which his Excellency may soon see by looking on a
Map of this County he was formerly pleased to accept from
me. Not One of those Persons who Signed that Petition live
in Middle River Upper Hundred nor within seven or Eight
Miles of it, nor does James Richards the Promoter of that
Petition dwell in either of them Henry Oram One of the Sign-
ers is a County Petitioner and has no certain place of Abode
and most of the other few Signers to that Petition are far
from being Principal Inhabitants of Middle River Lower
hundred but rather the Contrary; nor can I remember ever to
have done the least Justice Business for any of them. It is also
false the Person recommended in that Petition to be reinstated
as a Magistrate ever had General Applause as One; nor did he
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