Minutes or Court for Ohio Countv. 9 



the said oath of Justice of the peace, who being duly qualified 

 took their seats on the Bentch accordingly. 



Whereupon, the Court Being sworn, Jn° M'Colloch, Esq. 

 as high sheriff of said County, then did offer Messrs. John 

 Mitchel & Saml M'Colloch, Boath of this County, as sureties 

 for the due executing the office of Sheriff within this County, 

 who being accepted a Bond for that purpose was then accord- 

 ingly executed in open Coart. Likewise another Bond of one 

 thousand pounds Conditioned for his faithfully Collecting & 

 duly accounting for all officers fees & Cetera & producing 

 Mes" Jn'o Mitchel, Sam.'. M'Colloch & James M'Mechen, as 

 Sureties, who being likewise accepted & approved & a Bond 

 for that purpose was likewise accordingly executed, &: the 

 s;^ M'^Colloch took the oath of office in open Coart. 

 (2) The Coart then proceeded to the choise of a Clark, & James 



M'Mechen being approved of for that purpose & having taken 

 the usual oath took his seat at the Clark's table accordingly 



The Coart then adverting to the expediency that the Militia 

 of this County should be under the best of Regulations and 

 discipline, came to the following resolutions viz : that David 

 Sheepherd, Esq.'. be recommended to his honour the Governour 

 as County Lieutenant in and for this County, & Silas Hedges 

 Esq as Colonel, & M.'. David M.'Clure as Lieuttnant Colon.'., & 

 M' Sam! M'Colloch as Major of Militia. 



The Court then adjourned untill tomorrow at eight of the 

 Clock. D. Sheepherd. 



The Court met according to adjournment ; present David 

 Sheepherd, Silas Hedge, Will'" Scott, James Caldwell, Zacha- 

 riah Sprigg, Tho.'; Waller & Daniel M^Clain, Gentlemen. 



Furthermore it is ordered by the Court that Joseph Tumlin- 

 stone, Sam.'. Mason, Jn.*! Mitchel, Joseph Ogle, Sam.'. Teter, 

 David Williamson, Jacob Lefler, James Bochanen & Reasin 

 Virgin be likewise Recommended to his honour the Governour 

 as Captains of the Militia ; iS: that Mes" Dan.'. M'Clain, Thomas 

 Ryan, John Biggs, Derick Hoaglin, Thos Clark, James Gillaspy, 

 Charles Bonner, James Pattin & Jn" Boggs be recommended as 

 Lieutenants ; and that Mess" Morgan Jones, Moses William- 



