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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1730-1733
Volume 842, Page 187   View pdf image
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    June Court        1732         187

expiration of his Servitude Give him a Set of Cordwainers Tooles a young mare of two years old and
a new Suit of Cloaths over and above his Common wearing Cloaths and Likewise find and provide for his said
apprentice meat drink washing Lodging and Cloathing mete for such an apprentice to have and wear during
the term aforesaid &c

           Whereupon it is ordered by the Court here that the aforesaid John Evans Give Security for to Comply with
the Covenants aforesaid &c
                                              Thereupon the Said John Evans with John Collings his Security both present herein
Court in their proper persons acknowledged themselves to Owe and Stand Justly Indebted unto the Said Lawrence
Evans in forty pounds Sterling Good and Lawfull mony Joyntly and Severally of the bodys Goods and Chattells
Lands and tenements for the use of the Said Lawrence Evans his heirs and assignes    If it Happen
the said John Evans do not Learn his Said apprentice during her Servitude the trade of a Cordwainer ^and to read and write well^
and do not at the Expiration of his Servitude Give him a set of Cordwainers tooles a young mare of
two years old and a new Suit of Cloaths over and above his Common wearing Cloaths and Likewise do
not find and provide for his said apprentice during his Servitude Sufficient meat drink washing Lodging
and apparell &c then the above Recognizance to be of full force & Vertue &c otherwise &c

John Webb appointed Overseer of the Roads in Pocomoke hundred of the Roads for the Ensuing Year
in Stead of Philip Quinton &c

Joseph Cottman appointed Overseer of the Roads in Wickacomoco hundred in the Stead of Levin Gale
Esq.r for ye ensuing year &c


Benjamin Cottman
         Petn
 To the Worshipfull Court for Somerset County now Sitting the humble petition of Benjamin
Cottman humbly Sheweth that your worships petitioner hath a negro man that is blind with
one eye and almost of the other and through age and weakness is attended with so many
Other Impediments that he is not able to Get his Living Your petitioner doth therefore humbly Crave
that he may be discharged from paying of taxes for the Said Negro and shall as in duty bound ever pray
                                                                                                                Benj.a Cottman

                   The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood   It is therefore Considered
by the Court here that the aforesaid Benjamin Cottman be discharged from paying of taxes for the
future for the aforesaid Negro as by the petition aforesaid is praid &c

M.rs Alice Ellis relict of Mr Merrick Ellis Late of Somerset County dec.d Came here into Court and
prays that she may have the Liberty of keeping the Lower ferry over Wickacomoco River
as formerly her said Husband Merrick Ellis had done which is Granted unto her she finding a good
boat and Giving Good attendance to the Said Ferry for the ferrying of man and Horse over
the Said River and for so doing to be allowed as formerly at the Laying of ye County
Levy &c



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