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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1725-1727
Volume 840, Page 181   View pdf image
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       November Court            1726                        181

       Jacob Adams appointed Overseer of the roads in Pocomoke hundred for the ensueing
year in stead of William Mathews &c

Solomon Tull appointed Overseer of the Roads in Manocan hundred in the stead of
William Turpin

       George Dashiell of Somersett County Gent produced to this Court a Commission
from Michael Howard Esq.r as Clerk of the Indictments or prosecutor of his Lordships
pleas within the County of Somersett which Commission followeth in these words vizt

Maryland fs  Michael Howard Esq.r his Lordship the Right honrble the Lord proprietor
                   of y.e province of Maryland his attorney Generall of y.e said province To
                   George Dashiell of Somrsett County Gent Greeting Whereas I have &
                   do repose great Trust & Confidence in your fidelity & Integrity & also in
                   your Skill & Knowledge in y.e Laws of this province I Have thought
                   fitt & do by these psents Nominate Depute & appoint you y.e said George
                   Dashiell to be my Deputy or Clerk of Indictments within the County
                   of Somrsett In y.e Execution of which office you are to prosecute all
                   his Lordships pleas suites & actions within the County of Somrsett afd
M Howard  according to y.e Best of your understanding for the due preservation
                   of his Lordships peace & the Bringing offenders to Condign Punishment
   (Seal)       & to sue & prosecute all Cevill & mixt actions relateing to his
                   Said Lordships rights & dues & to take & receive to your own proper
                   use & behoof all such fees Perquisites & advantages as to y.e same
                   office or Deputation do Lawfully belong or appertain you
                   first being Qualified by Taking y.e oath &.c According to Law
                   and Lastly I do Hereby grant unto you y.e said George Dashiell
                   to hold & Enjoy y.e said office or Deputation dureing pleasure given
                   under my hand & Seal this twenty Sixth day of October in y.e 11th
                   year of y.e Dominion of y.e Right Honrble Charles Lord Baron
                   of Baltemore            absolute Lord & proprietary of y.e provinces of
                   Maryland and avalon Annoq Domini 1726

Which being read and heard the Said George Dashiell is approved of he takeing the Severall
Oaths appointed to the government with the oath of Prosecutor thereupon the said George
Dashiell ^took^ the Severall Oaths appointed to the government with the Oath of prosecutor and
subscribed the Oath of abjuration and test &c

Somersett fs   November the fifteenth day of one thousand seven hundred and twenty six Came into
Somersett County Court the Justices then Judicially Sitting a Certain Negro man Named Peter belonging
to the Estate of Joseph Gray late of the County afd Gent dec.d and made Complaint that
his Mistress Elizabeth Gray Relict of the afd Joseph Gray would Neither find him Cloathing
nor provisions sufficient to support him he being antient and almost past Labour &c

       Whereupon the Said Negro Peter is ordered by the Justices to the house of a Certain
Wescott Gray of the County afd untill his said Mistress Eliz.a Gray should returne home and
                                                                                                                               (then)


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