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[p. 64] Monday 16th. April 1792

The Council met.
Present Mr Brice

Mr Ridgely

Mr Stone

Mr Davidson

Mr Forrest

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to John Shaw Twenty pounds on Account,
That the said Treasurer pay to John Callahan Thirty two pounds nine shillings and four
pence half penny due him per Account passed by the Auditor.

The following persons are appointed to the Offices respectively annexed to their Names:

Joshua Seney Chief Justice of the third District.

Thomas Turner Associate Justice in Montg'y County.

Henry Hendley Chapman Associate Justice in Charles County.

Charles Gassaway Coroner in Montgomery County.

James Dunlop Coroner in said County.

Samuel Gilpin a Justice of the Orphans Court in Caecil County.

........ Hart a Justice of the Orphans C't in Wash'g. County.

James Mouit Anderson a Justice of the Orphans Court in Kent County.
William Thomas, William Ringgold and John Page Justices of the Peace for said County.
John Hurt jun'r Coroner in said County.

[p. 65] Daniel Powell Cox a Justice of Peace for Talbot County.
Michael Boyer a Justice of Peace for Frederick County.

In Council April 16. 1792

Whereas it appears from the representation made by the Chief Justice of the second
District and the two Associate Justices of Talbot County, that Woolman Warner was some
few terms since presented in two instances by the grand Jury of Talbot County aforesaid, in the
one for assaulting and beating a certain Jonathan Ozment of said County, and in the other for
assaulting and beating a Negro fellow the Slave of the said Ozment, that upon these present-
ments process issued against the said Woolman, returnable to the succeeding Term, but he was
not to be found as appears by the then Sheriffs return, that after the return so made and during
the Term in which it was made the said Woolman voluntarily appeared in Court and recognized
for his future appearance in both Cases in the sum of twenty pounds Current Money for each,
with William Warner his Security who was then a Minor as it is alledged, that those Recog-
nizances have been forfeited and executions issued thereon against the bodies of the said Wool-
man and William returnable to last November term at which term the said Woolman appeared
and submitted to the Court and was fined for each Offence, that the fines [p. 66] are
paid and the Costs accruing on each Presentment secured, that the offences upon the evidence
did not appear grievous and that the parties to the recognizances as they have reason to believe
are in slender circumstances, and little able to pay the aforegoing forfeitures, And as they
apprehend that the object of the Law has been complied with on the parts of the Petitioners, and
that sufficient attonement [sic] has been made for the breaches of the Peace, they therefore
recommend a total remission of the aforesaid forfeitures. The Board in consideration of all