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To the Right Honourable Frederick Lord Baltimore
The Humble Petition of Bennett Chew a minor under the Age of
Twenty one years
Sheweth
That in the year 1720, an Act of Assembly of the Province of
Maryland past all the Branches of the Legislature, Intituled " an
Act for the Confirmat." of the Lands therein mentioned to Richard
Bennett Esq.r " by which said Act the Said Richard Bennett was
vested with an Estate in fee, in a tract of Land called Bolton, or
Turkey point, as by the said Act reference being thereunto had may
more fully appear. Your Petitioner further sheweth unto your
Lordship, that on the Petition of one Thomas Cotterell who sets
himself up as heir at Law to a Certain Thomas Robinson in the
said Act Mentioned an Act of Assembly past the Generall Assembly
of Mary.d at their last Sessions to repeal the said Act, made in the
said year 1720 in favour of the said Richard Bennett. Which repeal
of the said Act is very Injurious to your Petitioner the Devisee of
the said Richard Bennett now deceased, and so unjust with regard
to your Petitioner that it ought not as he conceives to meet with
your Lordships assent To make out w.ch your Petitioner has an-
nexed to this his Petition a true state of the Case with copies of the
papers referred to, proved before one of your Lordships Provincial
majistrates to be such as in the said Case they are represented to be.
Wherefore & for as much as your Petitioners property is greatly
effected by the repeal of the said Act. Your Petitioner humbly
Prays your Lordship will be pleased to give your Petitioner an
opportunity of being heard by his Council before your Lordship, in
order to obtain your Lordships Dissent to the said repealing Act
And your Petitioner shall Pray &.c
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Calvert
Papers
No. 519
1754
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A State of the Case of Turkey Point Purchased by Richard
Bennett Esq.r of the Crown.
Peregrine Brown late of London merchant died about the year
1713 Largely indebted to the Crown.
Thomas Robbinson late of Maryland merchant also died largely
Indebted to the said Peregrine Brown (and Seized as it is Supposed
of amoiety of a tract of Land called Turkey point) by w.ch means
the Estate of Robinson became liable to Satisfie the debt due from
the Estate of Brown to the Crown
To Save the Expence of an Extent against Browns Effects his
Widow and devisee & heir at Law assigned to the use of the Crown
all Browns Effects in Maryland
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Calvert
Papers
No. 520
[1754]
[p. 1]
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