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Provincial Court Land Records, 1765-1770
Volume 725, Page 374   View pdf image
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       by or from our said Naval Officers or any other persons on all or any of the aforesaid
       Branches of our Revenues And upon Receipt of any Money Bills of Exchange
       or other Effects Sufficient Discharges and Acquittances to give and Sign to the
       person or persons concerned or owing such Money Effects and Bills of Exchange
       And generally to Act do perform fullfil and accomplish according to the
       Instructions which have been or may be given him all and every other Act and
                                           Acts Thing and Things requisite and necessary for the
         Hor.o Sharpe             due Execution performance and Justly Discharging
       the several respective Offices Powers and Authorities hereby given or granted  him
       or intended to be given and granted to him And we do hereby ratify confirm and
       hold for good effectual and valid whatsoever the said Bennett Allen shall lawfully
       do or cause to be done in the Premisses Notwithstanding any Insufficiency or
       Defect in the words Expressions Clauses or Sentences of this our Commission
       and altho every particular Matter strictly requisite not herein strictly expressed
       And we do hereby further for a Compensation Salary and Encouragement to the
       said Bennett Allen for the Punctual sincere and faithful performance of the
       powers and Authorities hereby granted him and in Consideration of the pains Labour
       and Trouble he shall Take in the due Execution thereof Authorize direct and impower
       him to take receive and retain to and for his own use out of all such Monies Tobacco or
       other Effects as shall be received on any of the Accounts aforesaid arising from our
       Land Office or from our Manor and other Rents (except Quit Rents) and Fines
       and all other our property to be Collected by him (except out of such Monies or Bills
       of Exchange as shall arise or become due to us for the Duty of twelve pence per
       Hogshead and all Tobacco exported and fourteen pence per Ton on the Tonnage
       of Ships and other Vessells and also all Monies or Bills of Exchange arising
       due to us for our Quit Rents within our said Province) the sum of Ten pounds
       in the hundred and so at the same rate for a greater or lesser Quantity the Nett
       sum after Receipt and retainer as aforesaid by way of Commission or Salary being
       bona fide and actually paid to and received by us without any other or further charge
       Retainer Deduction or Abatement whatsoever And also the sum of one hundred
       and fifty pounds Sterling Yearly for Receiving and Remitting the Duties of
       twelve pence per Hogshead on Tobacco exported and fourteen pence per Ton on
       the Tonnage of Ships and also all Money or Bills of Exchange due to us for
       one Quit Rents within our said Province Provided always and it is the True
       intent and meaning of these presents that Notwithstanding any Thing herein
       before contained that the said Bennett Allen shall from Time to Time and
       at all Times obey execute and perform such rules and orders for his Conduct
       in the premisses as he shall receive from us Our Lieutenant Governor or Board
       of Officers appointed by our Instructions bearing Date the 22.d Day of March 1766
                                                                                                                      And


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