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Somerset County Judicial Records, 1740-1742
Volume 861, Page 145   View pdf image
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    August Court                                   1741                       145

Charles Veasey
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                            To the Justices of Sommerset County now in Court Sitting the Humble petition
of Charles Veasey humbly Sheweth That whereas your petitioner hath a Son Called Veasey that at
this present is so much indisposed that he is not able to performe to me my any reasonable service toward a              Service
being disabled by a Sicknesses in his lims and Especially an ailment in his leg apparent to your worships now your petitioner humbly
Craves your worships allowance toward Setting him tax free and your petitioner shall as in duty bound shall Ever pray   Charles Ve^a^sey

                         The petition af.d being read and heard and fully understood and mature deliberation thereupon had  It is
Considered by the court here that the af.d Ephraim Veasey be tax free untill please ^God to restore him to his health^ as by the petition af.d is praid and that he be allowed
one pound of tobacco p year &c


Francis Tate
         petn
                     To the Worshipfull Justices of Sommerset County in Court now sitting
                                                   The petition of Francis Tate a Languishing prisoner most
          Humbly Sheweth         That Whereas your petitioner haveing been a prisoner a long time and his Circumstances are such
that he is in no hopes of Getting Clear he therefore designs to petition the Assembly for Relief and prays your worships approbation
on his behalf According to an Order of Council in Such Case and provided and he as in duty bound shall pray      Fran.s Tate

                                  The petition af.d being read and heard and fully understood  It is Considered and Ordered that a Certificate be
made to the said Francis Tate pursuant to a resolve of the upper house of Assembly bearing date the third day of September
Anno Dom one thousand seven hundred and thirty one


William Addams of Somerset County planter brings a negro boy here into Court named Nap Jah and prays that the Court would adjudge
how old the said Negroe Nap Jah was at this day &.c  Whereupon the said negroe Nap Jah is adjudged by the Court here to be of the age
of nine years &c

John Williams of Annamessex of Somerset County planter brings a negro boy here into Court named Abner and prays that the Court
would adjudge how old the said Negro Abner was at this day &.c  Whereupon the said Negroe Abner is adjudged by the Court here to be
of the age of thirteen years &c

                Ordered that M.rs Mary Whittington wife of M.r Southy Whittington be allowed Twelve hundred pounds of tobacco
she bringing in the first best peice of Linnen agreeable to act of assembly in such Case made and provided  and that she
have and Order on Capt John Handy high Sher of Sommerset County for the Same &a

Ordered that M.rs Katherine Rownds be allowed one thousand pounds of tobacco she bringing in the second best peice of Linnen agreeable to
Act of Assembly in such Case made and provided and that she have an Order on Capt John Handy high Sher of Somerset County
for the Same &c

Ordered that M.rs Ellinor King ^wife of M.r Whittington King^ be allowed four hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco she bringing in the Sixth best peice of Linnen
agreeable to Act of Assembly in such Case made and provided and that she have an Order on Capt John Handy high Sheriffe of Somerset
County for the Same &c

Ordered that M.rs Rebecca Smith be allowed four hundred pounds of tobacco she bringing in the Seventh best peice of Linnen agreeable to
                                                                                                                                                                                              Act


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