16 AxxAi.s or iHK. Car\k(;ik Muskum. 



Sam! Mason proved an accompt of 12.10 against the estate 

 of Rodgers M'Bride, Deceas'.', therefore Ordered that Sam 

 (9) Mason be adniitted to administer upon the Estate of Rodgers 

 M''Bride he complying with the law. S!' Mason produced 

 Jacob Reager & Conrad Strouj) Ov Neal Oillaspy as sureties, 

 who were accepted accordingly 



Ordered that David Sheepherd, W"' M'Lane, James M'.Con- 

 nel, and James Clark, or any three of them, being first sworn, 

 do appraise the estate of s'.' m'Bride, deceas'', and Report the 

 same to next Court. 



Ordered that Neal Gillaspy be admitted to administer the 

 estate of Mathew Atkinson, deceas', he complying with the 

 Law. 



S'' (xillaspy then produced an account against s'' atkinson, 

 whereupon s'' Gillaspy produced Jacob Rearger & Sam! Mason 

 as Sureties for his administering, who were accepted accord- 

 ingly. Ordered that henry Sterniker, Jacob Links, James 

 Martin &: Jn° Williamson, they being sworn, do appraise the 

 Estate, & make due Returns to our next Coart. 



Conrad Stroup produced to this Court a Commission from 

 his honour the Governor appointing him Lieutenant of Militia 

 for this County, which was read & sworn to in open Coart. 



Jerimiah Duns produc'!" to this Coart a Commission from his 

 honour the Governour appointing him Ensign of Militia for 

 this County, which being Red was sworn to in open Court 



Charles Bonner produced to this Court a Commission from 

 his honour the (jovernour appointing him Lieu', of the Militia 

 for this County, which was red iS: sworn to accordingly 



George M'Colloch produced the Inventory of the Estate of 

 Tho! Newbury, Deceas' ; ordered that the same be Recorded. 



[Upon the motion of George M^Colloch to this Court, 

 wherein he has Exhibited Certain Instances of David Sheep- 

 herds having acted out of the Line of his office as Command- 

 ing Officer of the Militia by commissioning certain officers of 

 Militia without the recommendation of this Court ; where- 

 upon this Court has thought that information thereof be made 

 to his excellency the Governor, praying that he may take 

 cognizance thereof as to him shall seem meet 



Whereupon Colo. David Sheepherd came into Court and 



