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produced sundry Commissions of Certain Gentlemen that he 

 had Commissioned in the time of this Court's Recess, & 

 pray" that the Court would regulate the sd Commissions as to 

 them shall seem meet as he acknowledges that he had no Inten- 

 tion to detract from the prerogative of this Court as he Conceives 

 that the urgent necessity of the times compell'^ him to act thus, 

 and further prays that this Court would proceed to recommend 

 suitable officers to fill up the sundry vacancies in the Militia.]' 



J no. Hanly produc" an acknowledgment from Jacob Crow, 

 attested by Jno Williamson & James Caldwell, Gentlemen Jus- 

 tices, and others ; whereupon the sd Williamson & Caldwell, 

 Two of the subscribing witnesses, Came into Coart & attested 

 that the sd Crow had acknowledged the same before them, 

 Two of the subscribing Witnesses ; Ordered that the same be 

 recorded. 



Colo. David Sheepherd came into Court & prays the opin- 

 ion of the Court as to whether he in the Case of his Commis- 

 sioning Certain Militia officers of this County without the 

 Recommendation of this Court for that purpose, was Inten- 

 tionally to detract from the prerogative of this Coart in that 

 Case or not, the Coart are of Opinion that he did not. Two 

 members Ignoramus.' 

 (lo) W'" Scott enter'' Special Bail in the Case wherein Jesse 



Martin is plaintiff & henry Martin def ; ordered that a didi- 

 mus be issued to take the Evidence of Jn'! Isral, as well in 

 Behalf of Jesse Martin plaintiff &: henry Martin defend!, Before 

 Jn" Williamson, Ja! Caldwell, Thos' Waller, Gentlemen Justices, 

 (ii) W' Williams came into Coart & entered himself Defend! in 



the Case wherein Jesse Martin is plaintive, in a Case of 

 Ejectment. 



W'." Williams came into Court tSc entered himself defend' in 

 the Case wherein Jesse Martin is plaintiff in Ejectment. 



Henry martin enters Special Bail in the Case wherein Jesse 

 Martin is plaintiff and ^^'"' Williams Def! in ejectment. 



Ordered that Sam'l m'CollochM^e admitted to administer 



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^This was the famous Major McColloch, who, surrounded by Indians on the 

 high hill in the rear of Wheeling, made the famous horse-back leap over into Wheel- 

 ing Creek, and escaped unharmed. 



