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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 131   View pdf image
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            June        Court   1726    131

        Upon the Petition of Nicholas Fullton of ^Nanticoke Somerset County^ the sea side to be tax free, the premisses
        Considered &c   Its thereupon ordered by the Court that the afd Nicholas Fullton be for the
        future Tax free as by the Pet.n afd is praid &c


John Gunby
    Pet.n
for Negro to be tax free
      The Petition of John Gunby humbly Sheweth to the worshipfull

Justices of Somersett County now in Court Sitting
                               Whereas Your Petitioner hath an Old Impotent Negro woman who goes
       almost Duble being almost past Labour and is now become burthensome to Your Petitioner
       who prays your worship's Consideration on my Case, that if your worships Can be timely
       Informed of the truth of my Petition you will plea to Sett her tax Free and your Petitioner
       Shall as in duty bound Pray

                  The Petition afd being Read and heard and the Premisses Considered   Its thereupon
       Ordered by the Court that the Negro afd of the afd Jn.o Gunby be for the future Tax Free &c


Elizabeth Fowler
        bound to
John Evans Sen.r
 Elizabeth Fowler Orphan of Thomas Fowler aged ten years the twenty ninth
day of February Last Past is bound by the Court unto John Evans Sen.r untill
She arrives to the age of Sixteen Years the Said Elizabeth Fowler to Serve
       the Said John Evans the full term of time afd
                                                                                           In Consideration of which Service the
       Said Jn.o Evans doth Oblige himselfe by these presents to Learn the Said Elizabeth Fowler
       to Read and to find and Provide for her all Such Necessarys as Should be Sufficient for Such
       a Servant to have and wear dureing her Servitude afd ye


Henry Fitchwaters
Pet.n against his Master
W.m Jones
          The humble Petition of Harry Fiswaters        To the worshipfull
Court now held at Dividing Creek in Somersett County in Maryland
         most humbly Sheweth your worships that your petitioner Came
       to this Country on the first of may Last Past was Five Years he having noe Indentures
       is Free from any Farder Servitude according to the Custom of this Country Still Your petitioner
       is detained and forceably Kept by his Last master William Jones of great Monney
       Contrary to ye Law of the Land      May it therefore pleas your worship's after their wanted
       Costom of goodness Justice and Charity to Commisserate your Poor Petitioner he being distitute
       of all that would releive him in ye Least      Shooing himselfe on the worshipfull for Justice
       and your Petitioner will Ever pray

                  The Petition afd being Read and heard and the Premisses as well on the Part of the Said
       William Jones as on the Part of ye Said Petitioner ^Considered^ and whereas the Said William Jones Produced

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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
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