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August Court 1732
222 Bess angro Girle of Thomas Browne is adjudged by the Court to ^the^ age of Six Years &c Jenny angro Girle of Thomas Browne is adjudged by the Court to the age of Six Years &c
any benefitt to her she therefore pray that Your worships will Grant such order as in your wisdom shall think fitt that your petitioner may be acquitted from paying of taxes for the Said Negro's and as in duty bound she will ever pray &c Sarah Davis The petition aforesaid being read and heard ^&^ fully understood wherefore it is Considered that the aforesaid Sarah Davis be discharged for the future from paying of taxes for the afd Negroes (to wit) Sambo and Bess as by the petition aforesaid is praid &c
bound shall ever pray Edward Pointer The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon had wherefore it is Considered that the aforesaid Edward Pointer be discharged for the future from paying of Taxes as by the petition aforesaid is praid &c Ordered that a County Road be Cleared and Causwayed where needfull from the wading place at back Creek into the main road by Edward Cluffes and that David Willson be Overseer of the Same road from Back Creek wading place to a Girdle tree Standing near Stevenses Branch and Likewise that Laz.s Maddox be Overseer from the Same Girdle tree into the main road by Edward Clufes &c
of Earning his bread your petitioner humbly prays they may be tax free and your petitioner shall ever pray &c Thomas Dashiell The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood a mature deliberation thereupon had wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the aforesaid Thomas Dashiell be discharged for the future from paying of taxes for the aforesaid Negro Man Called Harculus as by the pet.n afd is praid &c
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