Minutes ov Court ok Yoh()(;ama County. 243 



Ordered that Court be adjourned until roniorrow morning 

 6 oclock. Tho. Smaixman. 



June 24th, 177S. The Court met jjursuant to their adjourn- 

 ment. 



William Crawford, Thomas Smallman John Stephenson, 

 ^^'illiam Harrison, Joseph Bealer, Gentlemen Present. 



(46) Ordered that Colo. John Stephenson and Colo. Isaac Cox do 

 call on Thomas Brown and receive from him the Cotton and 

 Wool Cards sent up to this County, one half of which are to be 

 distributed in the Battalion of Colo. Stephenson and the other 

 in that of Colo. Cox. These Gentlemen to whom this charge 

 is intrusted are to conduct themselves agreeable to the Gov- 

 ernors Letter to the Justices of this County on the 26th Novr. 

 last, provided that if there are more Women in either Battalion 

 Colo. Stephenson & Colo. Cox are to supply each other accord- 

 ing to the number of persons who may have a right to obtain 

 the same. 



Ordered that the Sum of 40 S. per month be allowed to the 

 widow of James Shirley killed in the Service, then a Soldier 

 in the 13th Virginia Regiment in the Service of the United 

 States, for the support and maintenance of herself and Child, 

 the same to commence from the 25th March last. 



Ordered that Christiana Churchill the wife of Charles 

 Churchill, now in the 12th Virginia Regiment in the Conti- 

 nental Service be allowed Three pounds per month for the 

 Support of herself and two Children. 



Ordered that Hannah Ijurns the wife of Matthew Burns late 

 of the nth Virginia Regt. deceased then in the Continental 

 Service be allowed the Sum of 40 S per month for the Support 

 and maintenance of herself and one Child. 



Ordered that Mary the wife of John Overlin a Soldier in the 

 Service of the United States and now in the 13th \'irg'a. Regi- 

 ment be allowed ^ 5 per month for the support and Mainten- 

 ance of herself & four Children. 



(47) Ordered that Bridgit Blackston the Widow of Prideaux 

 Blackston a Soldier in the 13th V. Regt. deceased then in the 

 Continental Service be allowed ^ 3 per month for the Susten- 

 ance and support of herself and two Children. 



