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Kiutners by Patent And Whereas Catharine and]'|Susannah the 

 wives of the said Michael and George are unable to travel to 

 our said County Court of Augusta to be privately [examined 

 apart from their said husbands and whether they voluntarily 

 without the force threats or compulsion of their said husbands 

 are willing to relinciuish their Right of Dower to the said 

 Lands in the said Deed mentioned as the Law in that Case 

 directs — Therefore Know ye that We give Power and Author- 

 ity to you the said Thomas Smallman and John Gibson to go 

 to the houses of the said Michael and George and there to ex- 

 amine the said Catherine and Susannah privately and apart 

 from their said husbands whether they are willing to relincjuish 

 their Right of Dower to the said Land in the said Deed men- 

 tioned and whether they do the same of their free will without 

 any force threats or Comjjulsion of their said husbands and 

 whether they are willing that their Acknowledgement shall be 

 recorded with the said Deeds and that you certify the same 

 distinctly to our Justices of our said County Court of Augusta 

 and that you have then there the said Deeds together with this 

 writ which we send you Witness John Madison Clerk of our 

 said Court the 21st day of February 1775 in the 15 year of 

 • our Reign John ALadison 



The Execution of this Writ appears by a Schedule hereunto 

 annexed 



By Virtue of the within writ to us 'I'homas Smallman and 

 (27) John Gibson directed We did personally on the 21st day of 

 February 1775 privately and apart from their said husbands ex- 

 amine Catherine & Susannah Ginder whether they are willing to 

 relinquish their Right of Dower to the Lands sold by their said 

 husbands to Francis McBride who declared and acknowledged 

 that they freely and voluntary relinquished the same without 

 the force threats or Compulsion of their said husbands and that 

 they desired that the said Deeds together with this relinciuish- 

 ment of Dower by them made should be recorded in the 

 County Court of Augusta all of which we do hereby certify to 

 the Justices of our said Lord the King given under our hand 

 and Seals this 21st day of February 1775 — 



Tho Smallman (L S) 

 John Gibson (L S) 



