150 Assembly Proceedings, October 2-November 30, 1771.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 5

Horner, and the counter Petition of Robert Buchanan Attorney in
Fact for James Buchanan.

p. 233

Your Committee in Obedience to the Order of the Honourable
House have examined into the Allegations set forth in said Petitions
and find that the said Robert Horner is a Prisoner under Confine-
ment in the common Jail of Charles County at the Suit of James
Buchanan and Robert Buchanan his Attorney as mentioned in said
Horner's Petition. That your Committee is informed that Samuel
Hanson and John Winter became Securities for said Horner to
James Weems of Calvert County for One hundred and fifty Pounds
Sterling. That some Time afterwards the said Hanson, apprehend-
ing Danger from his Securityship, paid the said Weems's Claim, and
for the same, together with a further Sum due said Hanson from
said Horner took said Horner's Bond, with the said Winter, his

Security. That afterwards the said Horner, for the Indemnity of

the said Winter, his Security at that Time for nigh two hundred and
fifty Pounds Sterling executed a Deed of Mortgage for Eight or
ten Negroes. That upon some Consideration, afterwards, the Rev-
erend M.^r Campbell discharged said Mortgage, and took the Negroes
so mortgaged, in his Poss[ess]ion. That on the third Day of August
Anno Domini seventeen hundred and sixty nine the said Horner
made a Deed of Trust for sundry Goods and Chattels to Richard
Brown, Thomas John Clagett, and Cuthbert Bullett, for the Pur-
pose of fulfilling and complying with certain Marriage Settlements
and other Agreements in said Deed recited and the Residue of his
Estate after complying with said Agreements for the Use and Benefit
of the said Horner's Creditors as may more fully appear by said
Deed, produced by said Buchanan and hereto annexed. That your
Committee is further informed that some Time last Spring the said
Horner made another Deed of Trust of all his Estate whatever to
Richard Brown and Thomas Bond for the Benefit of his Creditors
and that the said Trustees have begun to execute said Trust by selling
Part said Estate for the Benefit of said Horner's Creditors. All
which is submitted to the Consideration of the Honourable House
Signed p Order Jn.° Courts Jones Cl Commee

Which was read.
The House adjourns till To-Morrow Morning 9 O'Clock

Nov. 6

Wednesday November 6.^th 1771
The House met.

All Members present as on Yesterday except M.^r Hammond.
The Proceedings were read.
M.^r Beatty brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker a Bill entitled
An Act to divide Prince George's Parish in Frederick County and
to erect One new Parish by the Name of Christ Church Parish