Minutes or Court for Ohio Couniv. 19 



Court met according to adjournment ; present Silas Hedges, 

 Thos Waller, W"' Scott, & Zacharia Sprigg, (jentlemen Justices. 



Isaac Tayler Came into Court, and on the motion of David 

 Shipherd, high sheriff, s'l Tayler took the oath of deputy sheriff 

 in open Court. 



Whereas Jn'.' M'Colloch, i'^sq., late high sheriff for this 

 County, having Deceas'.', ordered therefore that David Sheep- 

 herd, Silas Hedges & W'" Scott be recommended to his Ex- 

 cellency the Governour and the honorable Council as high 

 sheriffs in his stead ; c\: whereas this Court has never yet 

 Recommended a Coroner, ordered therefore that Zachariah 

 Sprig (S: Thos. Waller Esc]'?" be Recommended as Coroners. 



Ordered that the sheriff be directed to summons a Grand 

 Jury against the next Court to be held in May next. 



Ordered that W'!' Scott ^S: James Ar'Mecken Esci" be ap- 

 pointed to meet Certain Gentlemen Commissioners from the 

 County of Yohogany, for the settling the County line between 

 this &: the Counties of Yohogania & the County of Mononga- 

 hala agreeable to act of Assembly, Return to our next Court. 

 (13) ordered that several Magistrates in this County do take the 



list of tithables agreeable to the following precincts. Viz : 



That James Caldwell, Escp, take the list of all the Tithables 

 on the waters of Wheeling Creek ; & Zachariah Sprigg, Esq., 

 take those on the waters of short Creek ; Silas hedge, Esql, 

 all those on the waters of Buffalo Below Ezekiel Dewits ; & 

 Tho^ waller, Esq., all the Tithables on the South side of 

 Williamsons fork of Buffalo Creek & above Ezekeil Dewits ; & 

 Jn" Williamson, Esq'., all those on the north side of Buffalo 

 above Andersons mill to the County line, south of and along 

 the Road from Andersons mill past Isaack Taylors leading to 

 Robt Cunninghams; (S: William Scott, Esq., all those remain- 

 ing in the County. 



Whereas Jn° M'Colloch cS: D' M'Clain, Esq'., are deceased, 

 & Thos poak not within the limits of this county & Abraham 

 . . . declines to qualify. Ordered that the following Gentlemen 

 be Recommended to his excellency the Governour as i)roper 

 persons to be added to the Commission of the peace in & for 

 the County, viz : Edward Robinson, George MX'oUoch, James 

 Miller, Ebenezer Zane, David M'Clure, Sam! M'.Colloch, Jos 



