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244) On the Back of the aforegoing Power of Attorney was thus Endorst (Viz) Oct.r 13.th 1743 Then Came before me one of his Lordships Justices of the Provincial Court the within named John Magier and acknowledged the within Power of Attorney to Captain Darby Lux to be his Act and Deed 3 Recorded 14.th Febry 1746 Robert Gordon Ex.d This Indenture made this Sixteenth day of february in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred forty and Six Between George Steuart of the City of Annapolis Gentleman of the one part and his Excellency Thomas Bladen Esquire Governour of the Province of Maryland of the other part Witnesseth that the said George Steuart for and in Consideration of the sum of five Shillings Sterling to him in hand paid by the said Thomas Bladen Esquire before the Sealing and delivery of these presents ^hath granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed & Confirmed and by these presents^ doth grant Bargain Sell Alein enfeoffe and Confirm unto the said Thomas Bladen Esquire his Heirs and Assigns forever all that tract or parcel of Land lying in Baltimore County Originally on the fifteenth day of August Sixteen hundred Ninty and Six Granted unto a Certain Robert Carse for the Quantity of five hundred Acres who dying without Heirs the same became Escheat and upon a resurvey thereof the said tract before mentioned called Carse's forrest was again Viz the fourth day of September in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred forty and Six Granted unto him the said George Steuart by the Name of Carses forrest under the Metes and Bounds following lying and being in Baltimore County on the North side Patapsco river in the Woods up Jone's falls and in a fork of the said falls above Captain Oultons Garrison Begining at a Bounded White Oak It being a Bounded tree of William Cockey's standing in the falls and being the South and West bounded tree of Cockeys Land called Cockeys Forrest and runing up the South West (Branch) |
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