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taking back the property with the rent due upon it would not suffer any Material loss there being
already paid the aforesaid Sum of Two hundred and thirty five pounds, four shillings for
interest. It is ordered that the said Bond be cancelled and the Land surrendered to the Agent
appointed in virtue of An Act entitled "An Act to appoint an Agent for the year one thousand
seven hundred and ninety two, and for other purposes".

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Samuel Chase Esq'r. One hundred and
fifty pounds for one quarter's Salary as Chief Judge of the General Court due the 1st instant.

Saturday 12th. May 1792

The Council met.
Present Mr Brice

Mr Ridgely

Mr Davidson

Charles Wells of Baltimore Town having this Day petitioned the Board to be relieved
from the Debt he owes the State for a Lott and Wharf on Fells point in said Town on the
[p. 79] following Bonds with William Hammond and Thomas Yates his Securities, to wit
two for £1000 each, One for £ 500. and one for f 485. amounting in the whole to the sum of
£ 2,985 Current Money all which are dated the 4th September 1783. And whereas it appears
from a Schedule on Oath annexed to the said Petition that the Petitioner is indebted to Indi-
viduals considerably more than his real and personal property together with seperate [sic]
debts due to him will satisfy, and that there is a Judgment against him for more than his prop-
erty. And though it appears by the said Schedule that the Petitioner has received f 330 and has
due to him £ 500 for rents arising on the said property, yet it also appears that should he recover
the said £ 500 there is little or no prospect of his receiving any part of it, and he has laid out on
the said Wharf f 750; the Petitioner also states that both his Securities are insolvent. The
Board after due Consideration and believing the facts as stated above to be true do order and
direct that the several Bonds abovementioned be delivered up upon the Petitioner's releasing the
State all his right to the said property and paying all such Costs as may have arisen by occasion
of the said Bonds.

[p. 8o] Monday 14th. May 1792

The Council met.
Present Mr. Brice

Mr Ridgely

Mr. Stone

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Peter Engels Armourer at Frederick town
Two hundred and forty three pounds, twelve shillings and three pence due him per Account
passed by the Auditor,

That the said Treasurer pay to Benjamin Rumsey Esq'r. Fifty pounds for a quarter's
Salary as one of the Judges of the Court of Appeals due the ist instant,

That the said Treasurer pay to Jeremiah Townly Chase Esq'r. Five hundred pounds fur
One Years Salary as a Judge of the General Court due the ist instant,

That the said Treasurer pay to Robert and Thomas Wright Ex'rs of Solomon Wright late