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The court tluii ])roceeded to the election of their clerk, 



(2) whereupon the said Horsey Pentecost Ks(iuire was unanimously 

 chosen and a])|)ointed their Clerk, and ordered to take charge 

 of their rolls. 



Dorsev Pentecost took the oath Prescribed by Paw as Clerk 

 of this court. 



The ( ourt demanded the Records and Papers from John 

 Madison, junior, l)eput\- Clerk of P^ast Augusta, in whose cus- 

 tod\- thc\- are. Which he Peremptorily refused, Notwithstanding 

 he confessed he had seen an Act of assembly directing him so 

 to do. 



Edward Ward, gentleman, came into court and prayed that 

 the court would recei\e his reasons for refusing to act as Sheriff 

 of this county, which was granted and were as follows : — 'Phat 

 he cannot think of acting as Sheriff, or appointing any under 

 Sheriffs, until the line Between the States of Virginia and 

 Pennsylvania are fixed or limited, for on the North Eastern 

 Bounds of this County 'J'here is still a P)oor open for dispute 

 and Contintion, which has been heretofore the cause of Dis- 

 turbing the Peace of the People Settled and claiming alter- 

 nately The Jurisdiction of each Covernment, and before he 

 can think of acting or any Person under him, he proposes pray- 

 ing the General Assembly to have a Temporary line fixed be- 

 tween them, or the limits of Pennsylvania run, or the Ciovern- 

 ment of Virginia Peremptorily running the same, until which 

 is done he cannot think of acting in any state or Government 

 to Infringe on the reserved, rights of his fellow subjects ; he 

 further assures that when Go\ernment has this done, he is ready 

 to act with Cheerfulness, and if this Cannot be done he begs 

 that the Court will Recommend some other gentleman to his 

 Excellency to serve as sheriff, — and hopes the Court will 

 ac(|uiesce in Promoting the having the above bounds ascer- 

 tained ; and further offers to qualify into the Commission of 

 the Peace. 



The Court is of opinion that the said Edward Ward, gentle- 

 man, may be Permitted to Qualify into the Commission of the 

 Peace, they being of opinion that he is no sheriff unlill he 



(3) enters into Bond before this Court, and comi)ly with the Pin- 

 ner of his Commission as Sheriff; Whereupon the said Edward 



