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710 And further the said Deponent Saith that he did Commence a Law Suit against the Said Pritchett for the Tree being distroyed as aforesaid and after some times dispute the Said Depon.t Saith that he and the Said Pritchett did agree to Leave the Said Law Suite and all things thereto relating to the arbitration of M.r John Broake and M.r William Barry then Livers near the said Land and being well acquainted with the Said Land Did arbitrate appoint and agree Between them the said said M.r Brooke and William Berry and Major Charles Boteler then Surveyor That the Line Drawne North East from the Stake in the March Should End all the Number of perches precisely ^Expressed^ in the originall Certificate and that the Said Land should not Extend any farther to which he the Said Depon.t Saith he did Agree and was therewith Satisfied Sworne before us John Mackall (S) Raphael Haywood (S) Daniel of S.t Tho Jenifer (S) Maryland fs Calvert County Aprill 5.th 1711 The Deposition of Rebecca Noakes of Calvert County Aged about fifty three years or thereabouts Declared on the holy Evangelist that about thirty Nine years agoe or thereabouts She See a parcell of People come and Chopp an oake that Stood Near her Father W.m Pritchetts house And the Said Depon.t saith that her Father W.m Pritchett said that was an unjust bounded Tree and that the Said Deponent saith that her Father and one John Gume then a Liver in her Said Fathers house did goe and Fall the said Tree and that the Said Tree lay in the Same place and Rotted And that the said Tree stood between a Redbud Tree and a Mulberry Tree in her said fathers orchard and that the next Day the said Dep.s Father went Downe to S.t Marys and Raphael Haywood and the said Depo.ts Father William Pritchett |
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