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County in ffee Simple to the said Thomas Bailey, and that the said
Thomas Bailey executed Bonds to the said George Williams; one
for the Payment of two hundred Pounds Pensylvania Money and
another for the Payment of two hundred and forty Pounds like
Money as a Consideration for the said Lands in the said Bond of
Conveyance mentioned: That the said George Williams aforesaid
died without executing the Conveyances according to his said several
Contracts, and that considerable Sums of Money are due upon the
Bonds aforesaid so as aforesaid executed to the said George Wil-
liams. That the said George Williams made his Will and appointed
the Petitioner and others Executors as mentioned in the said Peti-
tion; Which said Will was made at Philadelphia, and Letters of
Administration there granted to Jane, Elinor, and Henry Williams
and the Petitioner. That the Bonds aforesaid being Debts within
this Province, Letters of Administration were granted with the Will
annexed to the Petitioner alone by and with the Consent of the
several Persons aforesaid nominated as Executors. That the Heir
at Law of the said George Williams is an Infant within the Age of
twenty one years, and the said Administratrix is unable to collect
the Debts aforesaid from a Want of Power to make Conveyances
pursuant to the said several Contracts of the said George Williams.
Your Committee beg Leave to observe to this Honorable House that
Henry Williams was seized in ffee of the Tract of Land aforesaid
called Milford in Queen Ann's County and in the Year 1757 executed
the following Instrument of Writing to George Williams In the
Records of Queen Ann's County is contained the following Instru-
ment of Writing to wit
Queen Ann's County ss. Nov.r the sixteenth Day Anno Dom. One
thousand seven hundred and fifty seven the following Instrument
was brought to be recorded Viz.t
Know all Men by these Presents that I Henry Wil-
Duty paid Hams of Baltimore County and Province of Maryland
B Bordley now being settled on Land and Mills with Goods and
Chattels at my own free Choice (wherewith I am well
contented) by my Father in Law George Williams of Caecil County
and Province aforesaid have and do in Consideration thereof forever
quit claim and invest on the said George Williams his Heirs and
Assigns forever all and singular the Estate of my Father Abraham
Williams deceased real and personal except such Goods and Chattels
as now is in my Hands in Baltimore County and do hereby oblige
myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators to sign seale ac-
knowledge and deliver all and every such Conveyances as the said
George Williams or his Attorney learned in the Law may at their
reasonable Request devise or require. And I do constitute and
appoint my Father George Williams my lawful Attorney to sue for
levy and recover as if I myself were personally present, and proper
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 14
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