212 Assembly Proceedings, May 26-June 22, 1741.

L. H. J.

Richard Crackborne Assignee of Walter Peak and Peter Mills
Assignees of Paul Simpson in Fee.
Your Committee further find that the said Richard Crackborne
by his Deed bearing date the 17^th day of November 1681 did Bargain
and Sell the said Tract of Land to Richard Gardiner of Saint Marys
County in Fee
Your Committee also find that Richard Gardiner and Elizabeth
his Wife of S^t Marys County aforesaid did Convey to Hugh Benson
of the same County Planter 100 Acres Part of the said Tract in Fee

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Your Committee likewise find that Mary Speake is the reputed
Daughter and Heiress at Law of Hugh Benson and that she inter-
married (as it is said) with Bowling Speak of Charles County and
that the said Bowling Speak and the said Mary his Wife, by their
deed Bearing date the 31^st of March 1739 did Convey the said
Parcell of Land unto the Petitioner Thomas in Fee All which deeds
appear to Your Committee to be duly Executed
Your Committee further find by the Information of M^r James
Swann a Member of your House that the Land called Crackbornes
Purchase mentioned by the Petitioners to be Granted is of greater
Value than that Part of the Land the Petitioners pray to be enabled
to dispose of called Seamour Town or known by the name of Leon-
ards Town
All which is humbly Submitted to the Consideration of the House
Signed p Order Richard Dorsey Cl Com.
Which was Read and Leave given to the Petitioners to bring in a
Bill according to Prayer
The Bill entituled An Act impowering the Justices of Calvert
County and others to repair the Court House of that County by an
Assessment on the Inhabitants thereof was Read the second time and
will Pass.
The Bill entituled An Act for laying out and applying A sum not
exceeding 25o£ Current Money, to the uses therein mentioned was
Read the second time and will Pass
Which Bills were sent to the Upper House by Col^o Hanson and
M^r Goldsborough
M^r Magruder from the Committee of Aggrievances &c^a delivers
M^r Speaker the following Report
By the Committee of Aggrievances and Courts of Justice June 6.
1741

Whereas Complaint hath been made to Your Committee that the
Justices of Prince Georges County in the Year 1740 Levied and
Caused to be raised from the Inhabitants of the ,said County the
Quantity of 3150 Pounds of Tobacco for the Use of Jonas Green
Printer altho' by the Act of Assembly entituled An Act for the
speedy and effectual Publication of the Laws of this Province and for
the encouragement of Jonas Green of the City of Annapolis Printer