Acts. 487

An Act to Impower James Sterling Rector of Saint Pauls Parish
in Kent County to convey two Tracts of Land the one called Hud-
dle's Right the other called Rushmore lying in Kent County
aforesaid

Liber B. L. C.

No. 27

Whereas it appears to this present General Assembly that Rebecca
Sterling Wife of the Reverand James Sterling Rector of Saint
Pauls Parish in Kent County and the said James Sterling in the life
time of the aforesaid Rebecca and with her Express free and Volun-
tary Consent contracted and agreed with a certain John Waltham
late of Kent County deceased for the Sale of a certain Tract of Land
called Huddle's Right lying in Kent County for and in Considera-
tion of twenty five Shillings an Acre to be paid on the delivery of
a Deed of Conveyance of the said Land called Huddles Right and
that eighty three Pounds part of the Purchase Money aforesaid was
Actually paid to the said Rebecca in her life time And Whereas it
also appears That the said Rebecca and the said James in the life
time of the said Rebecca and with her express free and Voluntary
Consent did contract and Agree with a certain Thomas Ayres of
Kent County aforesaid for the Sale of a Tract of Land called Rush-
more lying in Kent County aforesaid for and in Consideration of
twenty five Shillings an Acre to be paid within one Year after the
Delivery of a Deed of Conveyance That in Pursuance of the, afore-
said Contracts and Agreements so as aforesaid Respectively made
the aforesaid John Waltham and Thomas Ayres respectively entered
into and took Possession of the aforesaid Tracts of Land respec-
tively That a certain Sarah Waltham Widow of the aforesaid John
Waltham doth now hold in behalf of her son John Waltham a Minor
Heir at Law of the aforesaid John Waltham deceased the aforesaid
Tract of Land called Huddles Right and the aforesaid Thomas Ayres
in his own behalf doth now hold the aforesaid Tract of Land called
Rushmore That Pursuant to the said Agreements the aforesaid
Rebecca applyed herself to an Attorney at Law to draw the proper
Conveyances who upon his Application to the said James Sterling had
his Consent to draw the same but the Attorney so as aforesaid em-
ployed being obliged to attend his Duty at the Provincial Court
could not prepare the Deeds of Conveyance as directed with such
dispatch as he would otherwise have done That whilst the said Attor-
ney was attending the Provincial Court the said Rebecca was Seized
with a Sickness of which she dyed without having Executed any
Deed of Conveyance according to her Agreement for either of the
said two Tracts of Land called Huddles Right and Rushmore And
Whereas the aforesaid James Sterling Sarah Waltham on behalf
of her son John Waltham a Minor and Thomas Ayres by their
humble Petition to this General Assembly have prayed that an Act
may pass to enable the said James Sterling to convey the said Lands

[Private
Act.]