Chancery Court Abstracts

On 25 May 1783, John ELDER of Baltimore County delivered bond 
to Harmon GREATHOUSE for 510 pounds cm of MD and since paid it; 
but, Greathouse (a weaver) sold the bond to Lodwick WAMPLER who 
petitioned the court for a judgment against Elder which came to 
be 980 pounds of tobacco.   Greathouse signed over the bond, 
which included John TOWSON's name jointly with Elder, on 4 Jun 1787.

In Feb 1788, among the list of property taken of John Elder's was 
numerous livestock, and 

SLAVES - Negro men named SOCK, ROBIN;
- Negro woman (can't read name) and her child GEORGE;
- Negro boys named BEAL, JIM;
- Negro girl named JENNY;
- Negro women named SEW, and BETT.

Harmon GREATHOUSE, age 75, testified in Baltimore County on 
17 Jan 1792, verifying the payments of Elder and mentioning 
bond to include use for Abel BROWN, Hugh FINLAY and Thomas 
STAINS.  On 5 Nov 1792, at the house of Daniel GRANT, known 
by Fountain Inn in Baltimore, testimony was heard from:  
Edward DORSEY of Ann Arundel County who mentioned a sale of 
a horse to Able BROWN, and a bond for purchase of a mill and 
land.  Others who testified were Benjamin MUSGROVE, John ELDER 
Jr. of Baltimore County, Michael ELDER of Baltimore County 
(who testified Wampler took ROBIN, age 48-49; SUE, about 40; 
BET, about 16-17; a wagon and two horses.); and Edward WHEELER 
of Baltimore County; David GRATEHOUSE; Absalom BUTLER; Daniel 
BURKE; Thomas PHILIPS; James WELLS.  
(not recorded)