Eliza. Burk Chose	Elizabeth Burk an Orphan Above the Age of fourteen Years Came here into Court
Joseph Collins	in her Proper Person and prays that she may be permitted to Chose a Certain Joseph Collins
her Guardian	of Somerset County as her Guardian which is by the Court here unto her Granted Thereupon

the Said Elizabeth Burk present here in Court as af^d. made Choice of the af^d. Joseph Collins as her Guardian
Accordingly    Whereupon the Said Joseph Collins present here in Court in his Proper person is ordered by
the Same Court to take into his Care and Possession the af^d. Elizabeth Burk Orphan af^d. and all her Estate
Reall and personall and further it is Ordered that a Certain Peter Hubbard deliver up unto the af^d
Guardian all the Estate of the af^d. Orphan of whatsort soever that he hath in his hands and Possession and
that of Right doth belong unto the af^d. Orphan and that the af^d. Guardian Give Good Security to Comply with
the Law in Relation to Such Guardianship as af^d. and to deliver up unto the af^d. Orphan his heirs Ex^rs. Adm^rs.
all her Estate Reall and personall that he Shall take into his hands and possession peaceably and Quietly
when ever the Same Should be Legally Required    Whereupon the Said Joseph Collins together with John
Kellum and Wilson Rider of Somerset County Planters his Securitys all present here in Court in their proper
Persons Acknowledged themselves Indebted unto the Said Elizabeth Burk in Two hundred pounds Current money
of Maryland of their bodys Goods or Chattles Lands and tenements Joyntly and Severally to the use of the Said
Eliz^th. Burk her heirs and Assigns to be made and Levied if it happen that the Said Joseph Collins
Guardian as af^d. his heirs Ex^rs. and Adm^rs. do not Comply with the Law in Relation to Such Guardianship
as af^d. and do not deliver up unto the af^d. Elizabeth Burk her heirs Ex^rs. or Adm^rs. or Guardian or Guardians
all the Estate Reall and personall of the Said Elizabeth Burk that he Shall take into his hands and
Possession peaceably and Quietly whenever the Same Should be Legally Required &^c

Joseph Dashiell	Joseph Dashiell of Somerset County Gentleman being present here in Court in his proper
Appointed Guardian to	Person and of his Own free Consent is Appointed by the Same Court as Guardian to a Certain
William Hobbs	William Hobbs an Orphan under the Age of fourteen Years untill he the Said William

Should Arrive at full Age by Law for the Chosing of his Guardian &^c. And for as much as noe person would Accept
of the Guardianship of the af^d. Orphan and his Estate in the Common Way of Guardianships the Court here puts
                                                                    Joseph
out the af^d. Orphan and his Estate to the af^d. ^ Clement ^ Dashiell as his Guardian Accordingly in Manner following
to wit It is Agreed by and between the af^d. Guardian and the Justices af^d. in Court Judicially Sitting on behalf
of the af^d. Orphan that he the Said Guardian is to be in noe Sort Accountable for the Loss of the Slaves of the
af^d. Orphan that he Shall take into his hands and possession but Shall take Care of them and preserve them
and their Increase in the best manner he Can for the use of the Said Orphan neither Shall he detain in his hands
And Possession Any of the Principal Stock nor the Increase of the Said Slaves of the af^d. Orphan but deliver
them up Entire peaceably and Quietly whenever the Same Should be Legally Required &^c.
           Whereupon the Said Joseph Dashiell Guardian af^d. is Ordered to take the af^d. Orphan and his Estate
both Reall and personall into his hands and possession and give Good Security to Comply with the Law in Relation
to Such Guardianship and Agreement as af^d.    Thereupon the Said Joseph Dashiell together with Robert Dashiell
And John Graham of Somerset County his Securitys all present herein Court in their proper Persons Acknowledged

themselves