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Provincial Court Land Records, 1770-1774
Volume 726, Page 43   View pdf image
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       On the Back of the aforegoing Deed was thus Endorsed Viz.t

       14.th Day of September 1770 Then came William Smith and Alice his wife before me the
       Subscriber one of his Lordships Justices of the Provincial Court and Acknowledged the
       within Instrument of Writing to be their Act and Deed and the Land & Premisses
       therein contained to be the Right and Estate of the within Named Samuel Smith
       his Heirs and Assigns according to the True Intent & meaning thereof Also Alice
       wife of him the said William Smith being by me privately Examined apart from and
       out of the Hearing of her said Husband did Repeat as above and also did
       Declare that she made this Acknowledgment willingly and freely and without
       being induced thereto by Fear or Threats of or ill Usage by her said Husband
       of fear of his Displeasure
7½ sides                                                                           Philip Thomas Lee
       Recorded 14.th September 1770


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       This Indenture made this fifteenth day of September in the Year of our Lord
       Seventeen hundred and Seventy Between the reverend John Hamilton of Charles
       Town in Cecil County and Province of Maryland and Patrick Hamilton of same
       Town County and Province of the one part and Rezin Rowles of Kent Island in
       the County of Queen Ann and Province aforesaid Merchant and Charles Rumsey
       of Cecil County in the Province of Maryland Farmer of the other part Whereas
       the said Rezin Rowles and Charles Rumsey at the request and Desire of the said
       John Hamilton and Patrick Hamilton have become jointly and Severally bound
       with the said Patrick Hamilton to the Commissioners Appointed by Act of
       Assembly for emitting Bills of Credit and other Purposes therein mentioned to wit
       Robert Couden and John Clapham in the Sum of Thirteen hundred and fifty Pounds
       Sterling Money of Great Britain with a Condition to the said Obligation annexed
       that upon the Payment of Six Hundred and Seventy five Pounds Sterling Money of
       Great Britain with the Interest therein mentioned at the days and Times therein
       mentioned then that the Obligation aforesaid should be void and of no Effect
       else to be and remain in full force and Virtue in Law And also Whereas Two
       Hundred and Twenty five Pounds Sterling Money as aforesaid was taken up
       of the Money aforesaid for the Sole and Seperate use of the said John Hamilton
       and paid to him and four Hundred and fifty Pounds residue of the said Six
       Hundred and seventy five Pounds taken up for the Sole and seperate Use of
       him the said Patrick Hamilton and paid to him the receipt of which said several
       Sums of Money they the said John Hamilton and Patrick Hamilton do hereby
       severally acknowledge and also that they the said Rezin Rowles and Charles  
       Rumsey have had no part or parcel thereof Now This Indenture Witnesseth
       that the said John Hamilton for and in Consideration of the Premisses and for the
       further securing of the said Rezin Rowles and Charles Rumsey and indemnifying
       them of and from all Costs Charges Damages and Expences and Suits and each
       of their Heirs and Assigns that shall or may arise by Virtue of their being bound
       as aforesaid and also for and in Consideration of the Sum of Five Shillings
       to him the said John Hamilton by them the said Rezin Rowles and Charles
       Rumsey in hand paid the receipt whereof he the said John Hamilton doth hereby
       acknowledge and thereof and from every part and parcel thereof doth hereby
       Acquit and Discharge the said Rezin Rowles and Charles Rumsey their Heirs
                                                                                                    (Executors)


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