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WHEREAS, William J. Blunt, late of Queen Anne's County,
was appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of said
county collector of State taxes for the fifth election district
of said county for the years of 1886 and 1887, respectively,
and as such collector filed his bonds with John B. Brown,
James H. Dodd and Valentine B. Clement as sureties for each
of said years; and
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Queen Anne's
County.
Surety upon
official
bonds of
Wm. J. Blunt.
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WHEREAS, the said William J. Blunt, late collector as
aforesaid, did shortly after his appointment for the year 1887,
to wit, in the fifth day of June 1887 departed this life leaving
at the time of his death considerable moneys uncollected for
each of said years on account of the money levied for State
taxes, which said money was in excess of the amount charge-
able upon his books on account of State taxes as collector; and
WHEREAS, Upon the death of said William J. Blunt, late
collector as aforesaid, one of his surities the said John B.
Brown, administered upon the estate of said William J. Blunt,
who at the time of his death was the possessor of considera-
ble property, real and personal, apart from the money uncol-
lected upon his books as collector as aforesaid; and
WHEREAS, as said administrator, said Brown, did of his
own volition, without the consent of said James II. Dodd, pro-
ceed to collect all the uncollected moneys which remained
upon the said books of the said William J. Blunt, late col-
lector as aforesaid, and did in fact collect considerable more
money on his tax books than was necessary to pay all moneys
chargeable against the said Blunt, as collector as aforesaid; and
WHEREAS, The said James H. Dodd was in the year 1887
informed by the John B. Brown, administrator of said William
J. Blunt, deceased, that there was considerable more money
collected by him than was neccessary to settle all moneys due
and using on account of State taxes, arid that it was his duty
as said administrator to collect said money; and
WHEREAS, The said James H. Dodd, relying upon these
statements and believing them to be true, that he was relieved
as surety and had no knowledge that any money with which
the said William J. Blunt, as collector, was chargeable on
account of State taxes had not been properly collected and
paid over by said Brown until the year 1896; and
WHEREAS, when knowledge came to the said James H. Dodd
that all the money left uncollected upon the books of said
Blunt, on account of said taxes had not been accounted for, that
his co-sureties upon said bonds were insolvent and that the
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