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Provincial Court Land Records, 1749-1756
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       August the 28.th 1750   Then came Charles Grahame one of the Subscribing Witnesses to the within
       Power of Attorney and made Oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God That he saw Silvanus Grove
8     Sign Seal and deliver the same as his Act and Deed and that at the same time he said Jern Bigg
       Sign his Name as a Witness thereto                                 Sworn before         John Hepburn
       Recorded September 13.th 1750


Ex.d Maryland to wit This Indenture made this twenty ninth Day of August in the Year of our
       Lord one Thousand Seven hundred and fifty Between Roger Smith of Charles County in the Province of
       Maryland Planter and Mary his Wife of the one part and Richard Brooke of Saint Marys County in
       the Province afs.d Planter of the other part Witnesseth that the said Roger Smith and Mary his Wife,
       for and in Consideration of the Sum of five Shillings Current Money by the said Richard to them in hand
       paid at or before the ensealing and delivery of these Presents the Receipt whereof they do hereby
       Acknowledge and thereof and therefrom do hereby release Acquit and Discharge the said Richard
       Brooke his Executors and Administrators Have Granted Bargained and Sold and by these Presents
       Do Grant Bargain and Sell unto the said Richard Brooke his Executors Administrators and Assigns
       All that Tract or Parcel of Plantable Land Situate lying and being in Saint Mary's County afsd
       called Notley's Addition containing four hundred and fifty Acres of Land more or less And the
       Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders Rents Issues and Profits thereof ^and of every Part thereof^ To have
       and to hold the said Land and Premisses with the Appurtenances unto the said Richard Brooke
       his Executors Administrators and Assigns from the day next before the day of the date of these
       Presents for and during and unto the full end and Term of one whole Year from thence next
       ensuing and fully to be Compleat and ended To the Intent and Purpose that the said Richard Brooke
       may be in the Actual Possession of the said hereby Bargained and Sold Land and Premisses with the
       Appurtenances and may hereby and by Force and Virtue of the Statute for Transferring Uses into
       Possession in that behalf made and Provided be Enabled to take a Grant and Release of the Reversion
       and Inheritance of the said Land and Premisses hereby Bargained and Sold or Intended so to be
       with the Appurtenances to him and his Heirs to such Uses and Purposes as shall be thereby
       declared In Witness whereof the said parties to these Presents have hereunto Interchangeably
       set their hands and Seals the day and Year first above Written
       Seal'd and Delivered                                                                           Roger Smith   Seal
       in the Presence of                                                                                Mary Smith   Seal
       Collin Mitchell                                                                                     Rich.d Brooke   Seal
       Rob.t Whythell
                                                 On the back of the aforegoing Lease was thus Endorsed (Viz.t)

       August 29 1750   Then reced of the within Named Richard Brooke the Sum of five Shillings      Currency
       Current Money being the Consideration within mentioned As Witness our hands the day         £ 0 5 0
       and Year aforesaid
       Witness Collin Mitchell  Rob.t Whithell                                                   Roger Smith
                                                                                                                     Mary Smith

       Maryland Charles County to wit August 29.th 1750  Then came before me the Subscriber one of his
6 1/2 Lordships the Lord Proprietarys Justices of the Provincial Court of the Province of Maryland aforesaid
       the within parties who severally Acknowledged the within as their Act and Deed for the Uses Intents
       and Purposes therein mention'd & declared, At the same time came also Mary within mentioned
       Wife to the within Named Roger Smith who being by me privately and apart from her said Husband
       Examined Acknowledged the within as her Act and Deed freely Willingly and of her own accord without
       being forced or Induced thereto by her said Husband or through fear of his Displeasure
                                                                                                                                           (Taken)


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