The Lower House. 417

November Term 1769
Memorandum. Doctor Joseph Haslett doth agree to receive the
Poor of this County under his Care, and provide for them sufficient
Wheat, Drink, Cloaths, Washing, Bedding, House-room, Medicines,
Attendance, and every other Necessary of Life, for one Year from
this, for the Quantity of One hundred and thirty thousand Pounds
of Tobacco; and also to receive all such Persons under his Care, and
the like Provision, as the Justices of this County shall, within the
Year aforesaid, from Time to Time order and send to him, as proper
Objects to be taken Care of by the County; and that all such Allow-
ances as shall be made to Pensioners themselves, not put under his
Care, shall and may be deducted from the s.^d Quantity of 130,000
Pounds of Tobacco. Whereupon the Justices of this County do
agree to levy for the said Joseph Haslett 50,000 Pounds of Tobacco,
and the Residue that shall be due to him to be levied when the said Jus-
tices shall be fully satisfied that he hath performed and complied with
his Agreement aforesaid; and the said Justices do appoint Mess.^rs
Christopher Cross Ruth, Turbutt Wright, Richard Mason, and
Joshua Clarke, Gent, four of their Brethren, from Time to Time
to examine and see that the Pensioners aforesaid are supplied with
the Necessaries aforesaid, agr cable to the Intent of this Agreement.
The following Allowances to be deducted from the general Al-
lowance

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 19

John Irvin .................

1,600

Robert Philips .............

800

Jacob fford ...............

1,000

John Moore ...............

1,000

Unity Lally ...............

1,200

Ann Beall ................

1,800

Thomas Downey ...........

600

Anne Reynolds ............

1,500

Anne Greenwood ..........

1,200

William Whitbey ..........

1,200

Miles Green ...............

2,500

James Tucker Blades ........

1,500

In all ................

15,900

True Copy R.^d Tilghman Cl.

June Court 1770

The Court order the Sheriff of Queen Anne's County to pay unto
the Administratrix of D.^r Joseph Haslett, deceased, the Quantity of
fifty thousand Pounds of Tobacco, in Pursuance of their Contract
with the said Joseph Haslett in his Life Time, made for maintaining

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