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221 Somerset ss Att a Court of the Right honrble Charles absolute Lord and proprietary of the provinces of Maryland and avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &c held for Somerset County at dividing Creek in the Same County ^to witt^ the third tuesday of August ^the fifteenth day of the same month^ anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred thirty two by his Said Lordships Justices the peace in the Same County to keep assigned of whom were present
time by being afflicted having the hard fortune to be purblind this Severall Years and your petitioner being under a great hardship to pay taxes therefore your petitioner humbly prays that your worships will be pleased to Consider the deplorable Estate of your poor petitioner and to Grant an order of Court that your petitioner may be tax Free and in so doing your petitioner as in duty bound forever pray Thomas Trewitt The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon had wherefore it is Considered that the aforesaid Thomas Trewitt be tax free untill such time as please God to restore him to his Eye sight againe &c Flora a negro Girle of John Gray Jun.r is adjudged by the Court to the age of ten Years this term &c
my Supportment that should assist me and have been in Coventry parish this is the 47 Year and ever paid the Country dues and am forced to make my Complaint to Your worships for redress case me of paying any more taxes which in so doing your humble petitioner shall be bound in duty for ever pray Thomas Stockwell The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation had wherefore it is Considered that the aforesaid Thomas Stockwell be for the future tax free as by the petition aforesaid is praid &c Phillis a negro Girle of John Finch is adjudged by the Court to the age of Eight Years Amey a negro Girle of William Polk is adjudged by the Court to the age of ten Years |
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