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nion Hedges, GenI, of his being the taker up of a stray steer 

 apraisd to ^8. Ordered that the same be advertisd accord- 

 ing to Law & recorded. 



Ordered that Catherine Smith, wife of Samuel Smith, a 

 regular Enlisted soldier in the 13'!' Virginia regiment, be alowed 

 the sum of seven pounds Ten shillings to support herself and 

 Three small Children for the Ensuing six months, and that a 

 draught Issue to the Treasurer for that purpose. 



Absolum Sparks vir Jn" Car])enter, P S. Then cam the 

 parties & the Defendant pleads the general Issue & the same is 

 ordered to lye over till tomorrow until the defendant has the 

 benefit of his evidence. 



Ordered that this Court be adjourned until tomorrow morn- 

 ing at six o'clock. 



Solomon Hedges. 



Court met according to adjournment, August 4'!' 1778, Pres- 

 ent, Solomon Hedges, Silas Hedges, James Caldwell, James 

 (xallespy, & James Miller. 



Isaac Phillips producd to this Court a commission from his 

 Excelency appointing him Second Lieutenant of Militia, which 

 was red and sworn to accordingly 



Upon the motion of Francis M'guire, ordered that his ear 

 mark two swallow forks ^: an under bit in the Left ear be 

 recorded. 



Upon the motion of W'" Harvey, it is orderd that his ear 

 mark a crop in the Left ear a slit in the right and a half Crop 

 be recorded. 

 (25) Upon the motion of Luke Seermehok (?), ordered that his 



ear mark a swallow fork in the right ear & a whole in the Left 

 be recorded. 



upon the motion of James Moore, it is ordered that his ear 

 mark a slit in the Left ear & an uper bit out of the right be 

 recorded. 



Upon the motion of John Carpenter, it is ordered that his 

 ear mark a swallow fork in the off ear two nicks, one on each 

 side of the neer ear, and Brand I. C. on the neer shoulder be 

 recorded. 



Upon the motion of Andrew Ramsey it is orderd that his 



