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or the major part of them to be most convenient and to Survey
and Lay out or cause the Same to be surveyed and Laid out in the
best and most convenient manner into Eighty Lotts to be Erected
into a town — and your petitioner further Sheweth that the Com-
missioners by the Said act nominated & appointed or the major part
of them were Impowered and required to treat and agree with the
owner or owners person or persons Interested in the Same Sixty
acres of Land for the purchace thereof and if it Should happen
that the said owner or owners person or persons wouldnd agree
with the Said Commissioners for such rate or price as they the
Said Commissioners or the greater part of them Should think
reasonable of the Same or that thorough non age coverture or other
Disability or Impediment Should be Disabled to make Such Sale
that then and in Every Such case the Commissioners aforesaid or
the major part of them Should and were thereby Impowerd and
required to Issue their warrant under their hands and Seals Directed
to the Sheriff or Coroner of Frederick County for the time being
commanding him to Summon and Impanell a Jury upon their oaths
to Enquire assess and return what Damages or recompence they
shoud think fitt to be paid or given to such owner or owners person
or persons Interested in the Said Sixty acres of Land as aforesaid
but if the Said Jury Should Assess and Value the said Land at a
Less price then fifty Shillings currant money for Each acre that
then and on Such case the purchacer or purchacers of Such Land
Should pay such further sum over and above what Should be the
Valuation of the Jury as Should make up the Sum of fifty Shillings
like money as aforesaid for Every acre to be paid to Such proprietor
or proprietors as aforesaid as by the Said act of assembly reference
being thereunto had and to which your petitioner begs Leave to
refer may more fully and at Large appear —
And your petitioner further Sheweth that in pursuance of the
Said Act the Said Commissioners or the Major part of them
Surveyed and Laid out for the Said town a parcell of land belonging
to your petitioner on which Stood three dwelling houses and a
Store house which your petitioner then rented for twenty Seven
pounds Currant money and ten pounds Sterling pr annum besides
a resurvation of one of the rooms in the Store for your petitioners
own use and a roleing house orchard and Several other Valuable
Improvements and proposed to buy the Same of your petitioner but
he being unwilling to part from his Land houses and other Im-
provements absolutely refused to Sell the Same upon which the
Said Commissioners Issued their warrant to the Coroner of Fred-
erick County agreeable to the Said Directions of the act to Summon
a Jury and the Said Jury were also Agreeable to the directions of
the Said act Sworn by the Commissioners to Inquire assess and
return what Damages the Said George Gordon and your petitioner
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Black Book
No. 4
Letter No. 86
[October,
1753]
p. 2
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