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August Court
1730
3 Your worships would take such methods as you will think most Convenient for Clearing and Causway and road down the said Neck and your petitioners will for your beaver bound to pray John Wates, David Willson, Laz.a Maddox, William Waters, Nicho Fountain To the worshipfull Justices of Somersett County in Court Sitting The petition aforesaid being Read and heard and fully understood and Mature deliberation thereupon had Wherefore it is Considered and ordered by the Justices here that David Willson William Turpin Jeffry Long and John Waters of Somerset County Gentleman mete at a time by them to be appointed at the place aforesaid and Lay out a new Road down the neck between Back Creek and Annamessex through the middle thereof ^from the road that Leads from Mr Ephraim Willsons to annamessex^ the said Road to be Laid out of most Convenience and Least of prejudice to any persons whatsoever and the same New Road so as afd to be Laid out to be Cleared Causwayed and kept good by the afd David Willson and Jeffry Long overseer of the roads and their Labourers &c
or to put on his Cloaths to the great damage of your petitioner and Living a great way from Court and Could not bring him before the worshipfull Court therefore brought him before Capt John Smith who can Inform your worships of his Condition and Your humble petitioner prays that he may be released from paying taxes for the above said Negro and your Petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray The petition aforesaid being Read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon had Wherefore it is Considered by the Justices here that the aforesaid John Onorton be discharged for the future from paying of taxes for the negro aforesaid as by the petition aforesaid is praid &c Upon the mocon of Levin Gale of Somerset County Esq.r and Clerk of the Indictments for the County afd to have Liberty to Exhibitt an Information against a Certain Philip Selby of the County afd Gentleman for fixing or Setling a bounder on the Land of a Certain John Sturges, Contrary to the act of assembly in Such Case made and provided &.c Whereupon it is Considered by the Justices here that the afd Levin Gale have Liberty to Exhibit an Information against the aforesaid Philip Selby as by the afd motion is prayd &c
Land so that it is Impossible your petitioner can make bread sufficient for himselfe and familys sufferance your petitioner is willing to Clear an Other Road as good as the now present Road on the Lower side of your petitioners plantation therefore your petitioner humbly prays your worships will be pleased to take the Same into consideration and prays your worships will give order for the Removing the same &.c and your petitioner as in duty bound will pray John Tull Arthur Warwick, Caleb Harris, Joseph Riggin Edward Harper, Joseph Wood, Teague Riggin Robert Harris The petition aforesaid being Read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon had Whereof it is Considered by the Justices here that the afd John Tull have Liberty turn the Road as by the petition afd is pray he first making the new Road as good and passable as the old &c The Justices here according to act of assembly in Such Case made and provided took the oath appointed by the Same act of assembly for Judge or Justice to be taken and that their places on the bench &c Edward Kellum appointed Overseer of the Roads in Nanticoke Hundred in the stead of Gabriell Cooper and to Clear and Causway According to his Usuall Limitt &c |
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