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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1727-1730
Volume 841, Page 99b   View pdf image
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           June Court               1728                 99

Eliz.a Davis
      Pet.n
 Somersett fs
                            To the worshipfull his Lordships Justices of the peace now in Court sitting
the Petition of Eliz.a Davis most humbly sheweth that your Petitioner hath a very aged
       Negro' woman who is past her Labour and more Especially by Reason of a Lameness in her arms and
One of her hands is feble that she is not able to handle a knife and whereas your worships hath in Cases of
the Like nature discharged many from their Taxes, your Petitioner humbly prays that your worships will
be pleased to Extend your Charity of the said Negro's Levey and your Petitioner as in duty bound shall Ever
pray                                                            Eliz.a Davis
                          The Petition afd being Read and heard and mature deliberation thereupon had      Wherefore
it is Considered by the Justices here that the afd Negro' woman befor the future Levy free as by the Petition afd
is Praid &c


Adam Spence Junr
           Pet.n
 Somersett fs
                          To the worshipfull his Lordships Justices of the Peace for the County afd in court
Judicially Sitting                    The humble Petition of Adam Spence Jun.r most humbly sheweth
       that Whereas your Petitioner hath two Negro's, man, the one Named Hector and the Other George that
are ancient and Past their Labour your Petitioner humbly prays your worships that he may be discharged
for the future from paying of taxed for the afd Negro's according to ^an^ act of Assembly of this province Now in
force                  The Premissis Considered and your Petitioner discharged from paying of Taxes for the
afd Negroes will lay your Petitioner under the Strictest tyes to pray for your worships adam spence Junr

                The Petition afd being Read and heard and Mature deliberation thereupon had Wherefore it is
Considered by the Justices here that the Negro's afd of the afd Adam Spence befor the future Levey free
as by the Petition afd is praid &c


       Whereas a Certain William George and W.m Marcy both of Somersett County Planters being accused of
       felony &c   The said William George and William March both Present here in Court is Committed into
the Custody of the Sherr of Somersett County there to remain ^un^till they deliver themselves thence by due
Cours of Law the Said Sherr present herein Court took Charge of them accordingly &c

             And afterwards the afd William George and William Marcy are by the Same Court discharged
from the Committment afd and ordered by the Court to give Security for all the officers their fees due by occasion
of the premisses (Whereupon a Certain Walter Darby Came into Court in his proper person and undertakes
for the said William Marcy for to pay all the Officers their fees due from him on account of the premisses
Incase the said William Marcy doth not pay the Same) but for want thereof the Said William George
is again Committed into the Custody of the Sherr of Somersett County there to remain the said Sherr present
here in Court took Charge of the Said W.m George accordingly &c


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