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was well known never to have come to their Hands; yet the Juries
have been of Opinion, that Payments made to their Clerk shall be
taken as Payments made to the Commissioners themselves; and so
both Juries have given their Verdicts.
The Causes still depending on the several Sheriffs Bonds, I be-
lieve are all circumstanced like this, the Pleadings and Issues are the
same, and I presume the Evidence is alike.
I have now given your Excellency all the Account I am able of the
several Sheriffs Bonds under my Direction; that of the Naval Offi-
cer's is abated, as I have already mentioned; and that of the late
Treasurer's, I mean Mr. Ungle's, seems to me to be irrecoverably
lost, or if to be had, to be recovered only of the Executors of
Ric'hard Bennett, deceased. I cannot give your Excellency a better
and more full State of that Case, than by inclosing a Copy of the
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Liber No. 47
May 23
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Report of the Committee appointed to inspect the Arms, Ammuni-
tion, and Accounts relating thereto, September 27, 1745; to which
I must pray Leave to refer you.
I don't remember that there is, or has been, any Thing else of a
public Concern immediately under my Management or Direction,
unless it was that at the Time of Mr. Hyde's sailing; and when the
whole Country seemed to be thrown into some Confusion on that
Incident, I received verbal Orders from the late Governor, to use my
Endeavours to secure to the Public the Money which had been lodged
in Mr. Hyde's Hands, for the Purchase of Arms and Ammunition ;
and on the same Day I received those Orders, I issued out a Writ in
his Lordship's Name against the said Samuel Hyde, in order to
obtain an Attachment for his Effects; but when the said Writ was
returned, we could not find any of his Effects, or indeed any Person
indebted to Hyde, in whose Hands we could lay our Attachment;
and so the Suit became fruitless and of no Avail.
Thus, Sir, I have done myself the Honour to lay before you the
State and Condition of the several Suits I have received Orders
from the Government to commence: I flatter myself that I have not
been wanting in my Duty; but I fear, that the public Expectations
will not be answered: However, I shall proceed to discharge the
Part assigned me, and . endeavour always to approve myself
Your Excellency's Most obedient, and
Very humble Servant,
December 27, 1749. H. Darnall.
p. S. I take the Liberty further to inform your Excellency, that
since I wrote the within State of the sundry Affairs committed to
my Management, I have had an Opportunity of seeing a Receipt
given to Mr. Jeremiah Nicholls; which was given in Evidence on
Tryals abovementioned, the Lord Proprietary against Tripp; and I
find it to be in the Words and Figures following; viz.
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