390 Assembly Proceedings, March 23-April 19, 1774.

Liber R. G.
1774

Province and went into Carolina without having made and executed
a Conveyance of the aforesaid Land to the aforesaid Lazarus the
Father agreeable to the Condition of the aforesaid obligation for
that Purpose That the said Lazarus the son having lately discovered
the above defect in his title sent the aforesaid Silvanus the devisee
to Carolina to Procure and obtain from Silvanus Pumphrey the eldest
son and Heir at Law of the aforesaid Sulvanus the Obligor (the
said Silvanus the Heir at Law then and Still residing in Carolina)
a proper Conveyance for the said Land agreeable to the Condition
of the aforesaid Bond: That the same Silvanus the devisee for and
on behalf of the said Lazarus the son applied to and procured
from the said Sylvanus the Heir at Law a Deed for the Convey-
ance of the aforesaid Land to the said Lazarus the son and his
Heirs and at the same Time Cancelled and delivered up to the said
Silvanus the Heir at Law the obligation aforesaid. That the said
Lazarus the son received the said Deed of conveyance after the
Execution thereof as aforesaid by the aforesaid Silvanus the Heir

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at Law but the same deed not being Executed agreeable to the Laws
of this Province was sent off again for Carolina to be fully and legally
executed by the said Silvanus the Heir at Law and hath miscaried

And Whereas the same Lazarus the son hath represented to this
General Assembly that he is desirous of selling and disposing of
the aforesaid Land but is apprehensive that thro' want of a proper
Conveyance from the aforesaid Silvanus the Obligor or his Heir at
Law he cannot sell the same to such advantage as if his title in the
same was not subject to that defect and that the Expence of sending
to Carolina for another deed would be very Considerable And hath
Prayed that an Act may Pass to invest him with the Same Estate
Right and title in and to the aforesaid Tract of Land with the
appurtenances As the same Silvanus Pumphry the obligor had and
was seized of in the same at the time of Passing and executing the
aforesaid Obligation

Be it therefore enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Pro-
prietary by and with the advice and consent of his Governor and the
Upper and Lower houses of Assembly and the Authority of the
same That he the same Lazarus Pumphry the Son his Heirs and
Assigns shall be and is and are hereby declared to be vested with and
seised and Possessed of and in the same Estate Right title and
Interest of and in the aforesaid Tract of land and every part thereof
with the appurtenances as fully amply and compleatly to all Intents
and purposes as he the same Silvanus Pumphry the obligor had and
was entitled to at the time of executing the Bond aforesaid to the
aforesaid Lazarus Pumphry the ffather and as if a legal conveyance
and assurance of the same Land with the appurtenances had been
made and executed to the same Lazarus Pumphry the ffather his
Heirs and Assigns by the same Silvanus Pumphry, the obligor in