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they being first sworn do appraise the Estate of Nathan Ham- 

 mon Deceased and make return to next Court. 



Ordered that Isaac Cox be appointed Administrator of the 

 Estate of Samuel Richardson deceased he complying with the 

 Law, whereupon the said Isaac came into Court and intered 

 into Bond and oath accordingly. Ordered that Abraham Van- 

 natree, Edmund Pollack, Richard Elson and Edward Wiggins 

 or any three of them they being first sworn do appraise the 

 Estate of Samuel Richardson, Deceased and make return to 

 next Court. 



Bargain and Sale John Pearce to James Patterson for three 

 Hundred and Eighteen Acres of Land Acknowledged by the 

 said Pearce and Ordered to be Recorded. 



Ordered that George McCarmeck John Cannon & John 

 Stephenson Gent, be recommended to his Excellency the Gov- 

 ernor as proper persons to serve as Sheriff for this County, the 

 Ensuing year. 



Ordered that an x\ttachment Issue against Philip Whitsel and 

 the papers and records belonging to the District of West 

 Augusta, which by Act of Assembly are to be Inyrold amongst 

 the Records of this County, and the said records so attached 

 have before this Court for farther Proceedings. 



Bargain and Sale Matthew Rogers to John White for an Im- 

 provement of Land on Churteers Creek Acknowledged by said 

 Rogers and Ordered to be Recorded. 

 (8}^ Ordered that Court be adjourned Until Tomorrow Morning 



8 oClock. John Canon. 



Court met according to adjournment April 29th, 17 78. 



Present William Goe, Isaac Cox, Andrew Swearengen & 

 Joshua Wright Gentlemen Present. 



George McCarmick ^ is appointed Sheriff Protempore to serve 

 one month he complying with the Law. Whereupon the said 

 George with Samuel Beeler and Dorsey Pentecost his Securities 

 come into Court entered into Bond and oath accordingly. 



Ordered that Benjaman Collins have Leave to keep a publick 

 Ordinary at his Dwiling House he complying with the Law. 



1 Paging of original followed, though erroneous. 

 ^ This name erased in the original. 



