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Mary Crawshaw: Plt.                               To the Wor^ll. y^e Justices of the Peace for the County of Somerset

                Contra.            }                        in Court Sitting _____ The humble Petion of Mary Crawshaw

Leonard: Jones: Dfend^t.                          humbly Sheweth that y^r Petioner being transported into this –

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~                            County as a Servant & hath Served her time according to the Custome

of the Country w^th Leonard Jones of this County. Nevertheless the sd Leonard refuseth to lett the Said

Mary take her freedome, as also her Corn & Clothes &ca. according to Act of Assembly. May it therefore

please y^r Worpp^s to take the premises into y^r Consideration & give judgm^t thereon according as your worpps

Shall think fitt, And y^r Petioner as in duty bound Shall ever pray &ca.

Know all Men by these presents that I William: Gross of the County of Annarundell Planter doe here by

Assign, Sett over unto Leonard Jones of Somerset County Sloopman, All manner of Claime Right, Title

& Interest unto a Certain Woman Servant I bought of Richard Chegne, having now to Serve three

years & eight months this 10^th. day of Aprill 1691 As Witness my hand & Seal this 10^th day of Aprill

1691. – – – – – – – – – –                      William: Gross. ❂ Sealed //

Witness:

              Wm. O: Wheeler his marke Overseer to m^r Gross.

              John: Morse. - - - - - - - - - - - - -            }

          The Wor^ll. Court having Considered the p^rmises, doe judge the said Mary Crawshaw to be ffree

          and there upon do Order the sd Jones to pay her Corn & Clothes, &ca w^th. Cost alias Executio –

To the Wor^ll. Com^rs of Somerset County. Jn^o: Hicks humbly prayeth relief &ca. Which being Considered

The Court hath allowed out of the next County Leavy five hundred pounds of tob to sd Hicks &ca.

Ellis: Coleman Plt.                     Somerset Ss //

                 Contra         }            Howell: ffrancis otherwise Called Howell ffrancis late of Somerset County

Howell: Francis: Dft                  in y^e Province of Maryland was attached to answer unto Ellis Coleman

~ ~ ~ ~ ~                        of a plea of debt. ____ And whereupon the sd Ellis by Robert: Pirrie his

                                                         Attorney Saith that the Said Howell in the year of our Lord 1692 at Snow hill

Town within y^e Jurisdiction of this Court by a Certain Bill which the Said Ellis under the hand & Seal of the

Said Howell bringeth here into Court the date Whereof is the year aforesd, acknowledged him Self to be bound to the

Said Ellis in y^e full & just Sum of three thousand five hundred pounds of Merchantable Porke & fourty & four

pounds of Porke more added to the aforesd Sum before the Sealing & Signing which in all amounts unto the Sum

of three thousand five hundred fourty four pounds of like Porke, to be paid to the Said Ellis upon all demands after

the first day of December next ensueing the doate of the Said Bill it being for a valuable Consideration received by the

aforesd Howell from the aforesd Ellis for the above mentioned Sum of Porke, Nevertheless the Said Howell the Said

Sum of three thousand five hundred & forty four pounds of Merchantable Porke unto the sd Ellis according to the

tenour of the sd Bill hath not paid although often demanded, but the Same to pay hath denyed & doth Still deny

to the damage of the sd Ellis of Seven thousand eighty eight pounds of Merchantable Porke & hereof he brings

his Sute &ca. Pirrie p^r Que^r                Plegs &ca.                              { Jn^o. Doe

                                                                                                      Rich:Roe }