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June Court
1737
47 Allen Francis Porter and John Sheldon all of Somerset County Gent be Commissioners and Execute the same Commission according to act of assembly in Such Case made and provided &c Lucey a negro Girle of James Train is adjudged by the Court here to be of the age of thirteen Years this term &c Sarah a negro Girle of James Train is adjudged by the Court here to be of the age of thirteen Years this term &c
in her Limbs this Severall years so that she is of noe Service to your petitioner therefore your petitioner prays your worships will be pleased to set her tax free for the future or still such time as she is recovered and he as in duty bound will pray The petition afd being read and heard and fully understood and Mature deliberation thereupon had Wherefore it is Considered that the afd John Larimore be discharged from paying of taxes for the future as afd is praid &c
any Care of my family being obliged to walk on my knees and at times noe use of my hands these are humbly to pray your worships to receive your petitioner from paying Taxes and not only so but your petitioner humbly beggs what allowance your worships may think proper to bestow on your poor Indigent petitioner in order to Support him and his family untill such time that it may please God to make me Capable of doing it my Selfe and your petitioner cheerfully shall ever pray W.m Pointer The petitioner afd being read and heard and fully understood Wherefore it is Considered that the afd William Pointer be for the future Tax free as by the petition afd is praid &c
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