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Court met according to adjournment Sept. 28th, 1779. 



Present Wm. Harrison Thomas Freeman Oliver Miller 

 Richard Yeates Gent. Justices. 



Administration of the Estate Timothy Hays is granted to 

 Augustine Moore he having complied with the Law. 



Ordered that Philip Shute Thomas Rodgers Richd. Waller 

 & Saml. McLain do appraise the sd. Est. 



Administration of the Est. of Wm. Noland is granted to 

 Augustin Moore he having complyed with the Law. 



Ordered that Philip Shute Thomas Rodgers Richd. AValler 

 &: Saml. McLain do appraise the said Est. 

 (194) An Order of Monongehala Court for appointing a Com- 

 mittee of three to draw up a remonstr. to the Genl. Assembly 

 of Virg'a. praying a repeal of the Law for opening a Land 

 Office &: appointing Commrs. to take in entries of Land on 

 the West of the Laurell Hill, was laid before the Court at the 

 request of the Court of Monongehala ; upon seriously con- 

 sider'g the same & the consequences of repealing those Laws, 

 Ord'd. that the sd. Ct. of Monongalia be informed that this 

 Court cannot by any means concur with the sd. Ct. in wishing 

 those Laws to be repealed as they cannot but consider them as 

 exceeding well adapted to the Local circumstances & Situation 

 of the People of this County : so far from wishing a repeal of 

 those Laws this Court are determined to take every Method in 

 their power to prevent it. 



Present Isaac Cox, Gent. lS: John Canon, Gt. 



Absent Thomas Freeman. 



Ordered that Thomas Ashbrook be apointed Surveyor of 

 the Road from Cat Fishes Camp half way to Pentecosts Mills 

 and John McDowall the other half, and that the Tithables 

 within three miles do work on and keep the sd. Road in repair. 



Absent Wm. Harrison. 



Ordered that Jno. Crawford be sum'd. to appear at the next 

 Court to shew by what authority he detains James Crago as 

 his Servant. 



Colo. Wm. Crawford came before the Ct. and made Oath 

 that Hugh Stephenson now deed, obtained a Warrant from 

 Lord Dunmore while Governor of Virga. for three thousand 

 Acres of Land & that the sd. Hugh Stephenson was an Inh't. 



