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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 102   View pdf image
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           June Court                           1741                102

more Impotent then Ever and your petitioner humbly prays that your Worships will take it into Consideration and set the same
negro tax free and your petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray

                               The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood  It is Considered that the afd
Negro Sambo be for the future Tax free and that the said James Caldwell the petition.r aforesaid be discharged from
paying of Taxes for the aforesaid Negro Sambo as by the petition aforesaid is praid &c



Thomas Vinson
    petn
          To the worshipfull Justices of Somerset County The humble petition of Thomas Vinson
Sen.r sheweth that Whereas your petitioner being very Antient not les then Seventy years of age
and very aling not Capable of doing any sort of labour to raise money to discharge the taxes that is levied on me
yearly hopes your worships will take it into Consideration and set mee tax free and your petitioner as in duty bound shall Ever
pray &c                                                                                                                                                   Thomas Vinson

                         The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood  It is Considered by the Court here that
the aforesaid Thomas Vinson be for the future Tax free as by the petition aforesaid is praid &a


James Vinson
       petn
          To the Worshipfull Justices of Somerset County now in Court Sitting the petition of James
Vinson humbly Sheweth that your petitioner hath a Swelling in his Right arm for fourteen years
and has Rissen to a great bigness which Renders your petitioner unable to labour whereby he may provide things necessary
for his family and your petitioner hath no other way whereby he Can provide for his family only by his labour your petitioner
therefore Humbly prays that your worships will take it into Consideration and set your petitioner Levey free and your petitioner as in
duty bound shall Ever pray

             The petition af.d being read and heard and fully understood  It is Considered by the Court here that the af.d James Vinson be
tax free untill please God to restore him to a Capacity to Labour for a livelyhood for himself and family &c


Bowdine Robins
         pet
     To the worshipfull bench of Justices for Somerset County your petitioner humbly Sheweth that he has a negro
woman named Jenny is disabled by age your petitioner prayeth she may be tax free        Bowdoin Robins
    The petition af.d being read and heard and fully understood it is Considered by the Court here that the af.d negro Jenny be for the
future tax free and that the said Bowdoin Robins the petitionr af.d be discharged from paying of taxes for the af.d negro Sambo
Jenny as by the petition af.d is praid &c


Robert Nairne
       pet
     To the Worshipfull Justices for Somerset County now sitting in Court the humble Petition of Robert Nairne
humbly Sheweth that whereas your petitioner hath a negro woman who by reason of age and other Infirmitys
and ailments is rendred incapable to labour therefore your worships Petitioner humbly prays that she may be set tax free
and your petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray

             The petition af.d being read and heard and fully understood it is Considered by the Court here that the af.d negro be for the
                                                                                                                                                                                     future


 
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