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629 General of all our Rents, Arrears of Rents Fines Forfeitures, Tobacco or Money for Land Warrants Ferrys Waifs Strays and Deodants of all Duties arising from or growing due upon Exportation of Tobacco or Tonnage of Ships and all other Monies, Tobacco or other Effects in any manner or ways now due or hereafter to grow due whether by Protested Bills od Exchange or otherwise to Us within our said Province hereby Granting to the said John Mortan Jordan Esq.r full Power and Authority to Sell and Dispose of all Lands Tenements and Hereditaments to us now Escheated or Forfeited to such Person or Persons as shall Agree and pay for them such Reasonable Rates in Money as shall be Agreed for with the Consent and Approbation of Our Lieutenant Governor and Board of Officers for the Time being also to Inspect into order manage and Account for all and every other Branch and branches of our Revenues within our said Province whether the same be or grow due by particular Contract Condition of Plantations Act or Acts of Assembly, or by Virtue of our Royalties, Rights, Priviledges and Prerogatives within our said Province And for the better and more effectual Execution of the said Powers and Authorities hereby Granted, We do further Authorize him the said john Morton Jordan to give such Directions and Orders to the Naval Officers of our said Province as Our Lieutenant Governor or Board of Officers and he the said John Mortan Jordan Esq.r shall think fit And the said Naval Officers are hereby required to obey him accordingly Hereby ordering and requiring him the said John Morton Jordan Esq.r to remit unto us for our proper use by the first and Safest Oppertunity all such Monies Effects or Bills of Exchange as shall arise grow due or be received by or from our said Naval Officer or any other Persons, on all or any of the aforesaid Branches of 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 Fulfil 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 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 the said John Mortan Jordan Esq.r shall Lawfully doe 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 be not herein Strictly Expressed And We do hereby further for a Compensation, Salary and Encouragement to the said John Morton Jordan Esq.r for the Punctual Sincere and Faithfull 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) |
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Provincial Court Land Records, 1765-1770
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