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Gibson to go to the house of the said Michael ^S: George and 

 thereto examine the said Catherine & Susannah privately and 

 apart from their said Husbands whether they are willing to re- 

 linquish their Right of Dower to the said Land in the said 

 Deeds mentioned and whether they do the same of their own 

 free will without any force threats or compulsion of their said 

 Husbands & whether they be willing that their Acknowledge- 

 ment shall be recorded with the said Deeds and that you cer- 

 tify the same distinctly to our Justice of our said County 

 Court of Augusta and that you have then there the said Deed 

 together with this writ which we send you Witness John Madi- 

 son Clerk of our said Court the 21st day of Feby. 1775 in the 



1 5 year of our reign 



JoHX Madison 



The Execution of this \Vrit appears by a Schedule hereunto 

 annexed : 



By Virtue of the within Writ to us Thomas Smallman & John 

 Gibson directed we did personally on the 21st day of Feby 

 1775 privately and apart from their said Husbands examine 

 Catharine & Susannah Kintner the Wives of Michael & George 

 Kintner whether they are willing to relinquish their Right of 

 Dower to the Land sold by their said Husbands to Nicholas 

 Mace who declared and acknowledged that they freely and 

 voluntarily relinquished the same without the force threats or 

 Compulsion of their said husbands and that they desired that 

 the said ]')eeds together with this relinquishment of dower by 

 them made should be recorded in the County Court of Augusta 

 all which ^^'e do hereby certify to the Justices of our said Lord 

 the King Given under our hands &: Seals this 21st day of Feby. 



1775: 



Tho Smallman [L S] 



Jno Gibson [L S] 



At a Court held for Augusta County at Fort Dunmore May 

 i6th 1775 



This Commission for the private Examination of Catherine 

 the wife of Michael Ginder and of Susannah the wife of George 

 (iinder to a tract of Land sold by their husbands to Nicholas 

 Mace being returned is ordered to be recorded 



Test John Madison 



