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784 publick Levy the 13.th of October 1709 did allow unto Col Dorsey for the Rent of one of the houses Twenty pounds sterling in the hands of the honble Samuel Young Esq publick treasurer of the Westerne Shore which order was by the said Col Dorsey Deivered M.r Samuel Norwood of Ann Arundell County to receive for Col.o Dorseys Use but as this Defend.t has been Informed the said Sam.l Norwood in favour of the Compl.t suffered the said order to be Dormant so that afterwards the Compl.t suffered the said order on applycation to the Generall Assembly got that sum of money allowed & paid to him on severall surmises and allegations he made to the house of Delegates this Defend.t then not apprized of the former order And this Defend.t has heard that the said Bladen paid unto M.r John Brice Merchant Twenty two pounds sterl for and on the accountt of the purchase money afd and by the direction of the said Col Dorsey in favour of the Compl.t and fifty odd pounds more to Col Dorsey in his life time And this Defend.t further saith that the Compl.t has Received of Col Dorsey in his life time sixty four pound nine shillings and two pence half penny sterl besides the sum of about Twenty five pounds sterl his share of his brother Edward Dorsey Jun.rs Estate and fifteen pound sterl the said Compl.t paid M.r Charles Carroll for a servant woman appraised in that Estate so that the Compl.ts Pretentions are altogether unjust & Vexatious this Defend.t having fully adm.rd the said Col Dorseys Estate unless severall goods and Chattells Comprized in a Certain Deed of Gift made by the said Col Dorsey some small time before he dyed to his Children of and Concerning which there is a Bill ^de^pending in this honble Court be adjudged assetts assetts in this Defendants hands and this Defend.t saith there are still severall Debts due from the said Col Dorseys Estate amounting to about two hundred pounds sterl besides Considerable Charges at Law and he not having received one |
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