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Sommerset County ss Att a Court of his Lordship the Right Honourable Charles absolute Lord and proprietary of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore &a held at dividing Creek in and for the County of Somerset the third Tuesday of August to witt Eighteenth day of the same month Anno Dom One thousand seven hundred and forty One by the said Lord Proprietary his Justices the peace in the same County to keep assigned of whom were present
The Court being sat as above proceeded to the Execution of their Commission in form following vizt
Uncapable of Labouring your petitioner therefore prays your worships would take his Condition into your Consideration and discharge him from paying of any Levies for the future and your petitioner as in duty bound shall Ever pray James Smith Senr The petition aforesaid being Read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon had It is Considered by the Court here that the aforesaid Andrew Smith be for the future Tax free as by the petition aforesaid is praid and that he be allowed One pound of tobacco p year &a
petitioner hath Occasion to use your petitioner therefore prays your Worships wold grant an order to turn the said Road which road if turned will be Considerable nearer then the old Road now is as I Can Shew your worships and your petitioner as in duty bound shall pray W.m McClemmy The petition aforesaid being read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon had It is Considered by the Justices here that the aforesaid William McClemmey have Liberty of Removing or Turning of the Road from the month of the Lane of William Jones at Goose Creek to the mouth of George Horners Lane and further it is Considered and Ordered that the said new Road be made good and passable as the Old Road and that the Old Road bay Open untill the said new Road be made good agreeable to the approbation of Capt Henry Ballard and Capt Robert Jones &a |
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