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mended by the Court. This we believe to be the State respect- 

 ing the Lieutenant Colonel as a Commission did not Come up 

 to Isaac Cox who was recommended as Lieutenant Colonel at 

 the Time the Colonel was recommended. We also found the 

 County Lieutenant furnished with Blank Commissions which 

 he filled up to the field and others Officers on the spot. Our 

 Delegates not attending the last Cession, We have had no Con- 

 venient Conveyance to your Excellency, otherwise we should 



(69) have answered your Letter Earlier, and which for the above 

 reason has had no bad effect, the officers all being Commis- 

 sioned by the County Lieutenant and Qualified before the 

 arrival of your Excellency's Letter. We are to acknowledge 

 the receipt of the Captains and Subaltrons Commissions which 

 we delivered to the County Lieutenant, who detained Captain 

 James Scott and Subaltrons Commissions untill yesterday, which 

 was then Delivered and Sworn to. 



Matthew Ritchie Gentleman high Sheriff Protest against the 

 sufficiency of the Goal to retain Prisoners. 



Ordered That John Cannon and Richard Yeates Gentlemen, 

 Inspect the Clerks Office of this County, and report to next 

 Court the Condition in which they find the Papers and Records. 



Ordered that Mary the wife of Alexander McAdams a poor 

 Soldier in the Continental Service be allowed 20 S. p. month, 

 for her Support, to Commence the 25th of May last, and be 

 Continued_^to the 25th of September next. 



John Spivy, Plaintiff 



v Case. 



Samuel Beeler Def'd. At Request of Parties Ordered That 

 this Suit be refered to Samuel Johnston, James Scott, David 

 Andrey and George Long, and that they report their Opinion 

 to the Next Court. 



(70) Ordered that Jedeah Ashcroft be appointed Constable the 

 Ensuing year and that he be Sommoned before Oliver Miller 

 Gentl. to Qualify into said Office. 



Ordered that Court be adjourned until] Court in Course. 



John Canon. 



At a Court Continued and held for Yohogania County Sep- 

 tember the 28th, 1778. 



