560 Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 



(70) At a Cald Court for West Augusta for the I'^xamination of 

 Edward Armstrong for Horse Stealing, this 19th January, 

 1776, one the Prop of Geo Sly and the other of Jas Royal. 



Pres't, Edward Ward, John Cannon, Geo Vallandigham, 

 Dorsey Penticost, Thos Smallman. 



The above named Edward Armstrong was led to the barr, 

 and upon Examination denied the fact wherewith he stands 

 Charged ; whereupon Several Aptnesses were sworn and Ex- 

 amined ; on Consideration of which the Court are of Opinion 

 that there is not at this time Suff Evidence to prove the fact ; 

 It is Ord that he be discharged. 



Then the Court did rise 

 Edw'd Ward. 



His Majesties Writ for Adjorning the County Court of Au- 

 gusta from Staunton to Fort Dunmore being read, this i6th 

 April, 1776 : 



Pres't John Campbell, Dorsey Penticost, Thos Smallman, 

 Jno. Cannon, 



Admon of the Est of Jeremiah Woods, dec'd, granted to 

 John Stevenson, who is married to the Widow, he hav'g Comp'd 

 with the Law. 



Ord that Benj. Kuykendal, James Sullivan, Rich'd McMahon, 

 and Peter Barrakman, or any 3, app the Estate. 



Ord that the Court be Adj'd until to Morro\\' Morning 9 



o'clock. 



John Campbell. 



(71) At a Court Con'd and held for Augusta County, April 17th, 

 1776. 



Pres't John Campbell, Edward Ward, Dorsey Penticost, John 

 McColloch, John Cannon. 



The Last Will and Test of Larkin Pearpoint, dec'd, was 

 prov'd by Isaac Lamaster and Calder Raymond, two of the Wits, 

 and O R. 



Daniel Leet prod a Commission from the Colledge of Wm. 

 and Mary to be deputy Surveyor of this County under Thos. 

 Lewis, Gent, he hav'g taken the Oath According to Law and 

 Ent'd in Bond with Geo Rice and Geo McCormick his Sec'y. 



John Harry is App Surveyor in the room of Edward Sharp 



