Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24919, William Whitteco, Md.
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Md
Whittico, William or Whitacre or Whitrow
W 24919
Scribner, Sarah
Former widow
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Reported Dec 19/48
2499
Maryland
Sarah Scribner
widow of Mr Whittleco who served in the Revolutionary war as a private
Inscribed on the roll at the rate of 80 dollars cents per annum to commence of the 4th day of March 1848
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 day of Dec 1848 and sent to Alex Yearly [illegible] Baltimore MD
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No 8549
Sarah Scribner formerly widow Md William Whittico
ach July 38- + 23 aug 42
Admitted 2 years prior $80 per an
William U Miles Esq
Baltimore MD
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Sarah Scribner
Papers for a Pension
No 8527
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State of Maryland Baltimore City Sct:
On this twenty third day of November the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty two, before the subscriber on of the Justices of  the Orphans Court (the same being the court of record) personally appeared at her residence in said City sarah Scribner formerly sarah Whitteco aged seventy nine years (who was prevented from attending in open court by reason of bodily infirmities), a resident of said city and formerly a resident of Queen's County Eastern Shore in said State of Maryland who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made the Acts of Congress passed the seventh day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight and the twenty third of August one thousand eight hundred and forty two granting [illegible] to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of William Whitteco who enlisted as a private soldier in Captain Lansdale's Company under the command of Colonel Hall in the fourth Maryland Regiment for three years and received his pay up to the year seventeen hundred and eighty three from John Hamilton agent for the Maryland Line. She also declares that she was married to the said William Whitteco in July February seventeen hundred and eighty five by Parson Cain at her fathers residence near a place called Church Hill in Queen Ann's County and said State, And this deponent further declares that her marriage was never recorded to her knowledge and that the only proof were those present at the marriage ceremony: and that her husband William Whitteco died in March July in the year seventeen hundred and ninety six that she was not married to him prior.
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prior to his leaving the service; but the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety four, namely at the time above stated.  She further declares that after the death of the husband aforesaid, she was married to Nathan Scribner in February in the year eighteen hundred and four. That he died in July eighteen hundred and seven and that she is still  a widow.              her
                            Sarah Scribner
                                  mark
In Testimony where of this Deponent hath hereto subscribed her name on the day and year first above written.
The three alterations in the names of the months being first interlined at request of Dr. Powers.
     James B. Price, one of the Justices for the Orphans Court of Baltimore County.
                      Baltimore Nov 28th 1842
I certify that I have known and been formally acquainted with Mrs. Sarah Scribner for length of time and am fully satisfied that her declaration as being setforth may be valid upon as entirely true and correct believing the fullest confidence in the integrity of her character and piety of her life
Maryland ss
                     William Prettyman
                      member of the Methodist
                        Episcopal Church
I hereby Certify that James B. Price Esquire who has signed the above Certificate was at the time of sodoing, one of the Justices of the Orphans Court for Baltimore County duly commissioned and qualified according to Law. In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe my name and office the Seal of said Court this 5 day of December 1842
       Lest   D. M. Perine Reg
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Land Office, Annapolis 
31st October, 1842
I hereby testify that is appears by a Master role of the Revolution remaining in this Office, that William Whitteco or Whittacar, enlisted in the 4th Maryland Regiment, as a private for the term of three years, on the 12th day of August, 1781 and by a pay roll report by John Hamilton, Agent for the Maryland line, also remaining in this office, William Whitteco, or Whittacar, received pay up to the 15th of November 1783.

George G. Brewer
Reg. Land Office of Md.
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State of Maryland Baltimore City to wit.
On this eleventh day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty two, before me the subscriber a Justice of the peace of the state of Maryland in and for the city of Baltimore personally appeared Catherine Spencer aged sixty nine years a resident of said city and formerly a resident of Queen Anne's County who being sworn on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, did depose and say that she was well acquainted with William Whittico before and at the time when he enlisted as a private solider in the company of Captain Lansdale during the war of revolution, after which he with the rest of his company marched further head of the Chesapeak Bay: her reason for recalling and having a perfect knowledge of the said Whittico are from the fued of said Whitteco and this deponents father's family living neighbors on ajorning farms in Queen Anne's County near a place called Church Hill
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and this deponent further declares that after the said Whittico returned home from his revolutionary service, that he the said Whittico and Sarah Carman was lawfully married in Feb. in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five by Parson Cain at her father Mr. Carman's residence in Queen Anne's County where they lived together as man and wife up to the time of his death after which his widow Sarah Whittico was married to Nathan Scribner where they went to the city of Baltimore where they lived together as man and wife up to the time of said Scribner's death, and that she knows Sarah Scribner formerly Sarah Carmen well she having been raised in the family of deponents father, she knows that the said Mr. Whittico was married to the said Sarah Carmen in the year 1785 in the month of February, she recollect that the Parson rode on a large sorrel horse with a large white (illegible) on his forehead. 
Catherine Spencer
Mark
Sworn and Scribed before me. 
W. B. Jones
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I hereby certify that I have known Ms. Catherine Spencer at least thirty years and that she is a lady of respectability veracity and integrity and that her statement may be received on
Wm B. Jones
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State of Maryland Baltimore City to wit. 
On this Thirtieth day of Novemmber in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty two before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in the said state in and for the City of Baltimore  pesronally appeared Mary Mead aged seventy four years and upward a resident of said City, but formerly a resident of Queen Anns County and made oath on the holy evangely of almight God that she is intimately acquainted with Sarah Scribner formerly Sarah Whitteco, whoe's maiden name was Sarah Carman before she was married to William Whitteco who rendered services to the United States in the war of the revolution that this intimacy subsisted early in life as they were all raised near neighbours on adjoining farms in Queen Anns County this deponent further said that she will recollect that the said Sarah Carman's marriage was consummated with the said William Whitteco by Parson Cain at her father's William Carmans residence after the said Whitteco left his revolutionary services aforesaid which marriage took place in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five where they lived together as man and wife up to the time of said Whitteco's death, after which his widow Sarah was married to Nathan Scribner, they then came to the City of Baltimore where they lived as man and wife up to the time of the death of said Scribner and that this deponent knows the said Sarah Scribner who is applying for pension for her deceased husband William Whitteco's revolutionary services aforesaid is his identical widow and that she is still a widow and hath never married since the death of said Scribner
her
Mary Mead
Mark
In testimony where of this deponent has hereunto subscribed her name on the day and year just above written 
William Steuart
State of Maryland Baltimore City to cert
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State of Maryland Baltimore County Sct
I hereby certify that William B. Jones and William Stweart Esquired before whom the aforegoing depositions were respectively made and who have thereto subscribed their names were at the time of so doing Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn. 
In Testimony where of I hereto set my and and affix the Seal of Baltimore County Cort (the same being a Court of Law and of Record) on this 8th day of December 1842
Thos. Kell Clk.
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No 8549
Let to W. U Mills Dec 19. 42
"     "    "   "    "     Nov 11, 1843
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Rev Widow,&C.
File No. 24919
Sarah Scribner
wid. of
William Whittleco
Priv Rev. war
Act Feb. 3rd 1848
Index: Vol. S, Page 195
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Maryland -7234-
Sarah Scribner, formerly-
widow of William Whitteco-
who was a pensioner under the Act of 
and who died on the (BLANK) July 1796
of Baltimore in the State of Maryland
who was a private in the company (BLANK)
commanded by Captain Lansdale-of the 
Regt- commanded by Col. Hall-in
the Maryland line for 2 years-
Inscribed on the Roll of Maryland
at the rate of 80- dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th date of March 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5th:- day of
May, 1843- and sent to W. U. Mills
Baltimore -
Arrcars to the 4th of  (BLANK)
Semi-annual allowance ending
$400.00
[Act July 7, 1838] 
Recored by H M Stewart- Clerk; 
Book A Vol. 2 Page 174
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2213
Maryland
Sarah Scribner formerly
widow of Wm. Whittleco
who was a private
in the Revolution
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 
80 Dollars-
Cents per annum, to commence on 
the 4th day of March, 1843.
Certificate of Pension issued the
4th day of Dec. 1843
and sent to 
Richard Mills
Corner of Eden and 
Gough Streets
Baltimore MD
[Act of March 3, 1843.]
Recorded in Book A
Vol 1 Page 144
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Baltimore Dec 8th 1842
Sir
I have herewith enclosed the papers
of Henry Smith a revolutionary soldier and
claimant for service which was handed me by John S Sellman Esq. of Anne 
Arundel County with a paticular request 
to give them immediate attention-
Wherefore as the claimant stands much
in need of some relief your early
attention is particulary requested and
please inform at the earliest date the
result~ I have encolosed Mrs. Sarah
Scribner's papers your early attention is 
patiently requested in her case 
With Respect I 
remain your obt
Servant
W. U Mills
Agent
To James L Edwards Esq. 
Commissoner of Pensions
Washington
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Baltimore Feb 21st 1843
Sir
Enclosed you will receive testimony procured by John S. Sellman Esq. for and in the case of Henry Smith, a soldier in the Revolution, which our examination will be found very strong and I believe sufficient in his case, but not withstanding of the department should require more, then can be the testimony procured of an old and respectable gentleman who is now living some residence in Baltimore county, and who well knew both the applicant and the pensioners unity of this case when in service. I have also furnished many respectable vouchers to the character of the (illegilbe) old gentleman Mr. E. Smith, so that you know in standing in this community. You will also receive more additional testimony by Mrs. Catherine Spencer in the case of Sarah Scribner formerly the widow of William Whitteco a Revolutionary solider of the 4th Maryland Regiment, to claim with  a letter from the clerk of the county where the parties were married and a certificate from George Machaben Esq. treasurer of Western Shore Maryland,  showing that she never drew a pension, which was allowed her upon accort of her first husband William Whitteco services, an observer to the same as sworn as (illegilble) will be thoughtfully received. 
Very Respectfully
W. U. Mills
James L. Edwards Esq.
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L Edwards Esq
Pension Office 
Washing D.C.
Mar 10, 43
Maryland
Henry Smith
Sarah Scribner
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Baltimore March 9th 1843
Sir
Your attention is particularly called to the Revolutionary claim of Henry Smith and likewise Mrs. Sarah Scribner as the papers has been filed in your office sometime waiting for your decision. Your early reply will much oblige yours Respectfully 
W. U. Mills 


James L. Edward Esq. 
Commissioner of 
Pensions
Washington D. C.
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James L Edwards Esquire
Pension agent U. States
Washington City D. C.
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4th 
Sep. 25th 1843
Elizabeth Mahony
Sarah Scribner
Act 1843 
Md.
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Baltimore Sep. 19th 1843
Dear Sir-
I herewith enclose to you the declaration of Mrs. Elizabeth Mahoney, and also that of Mrs. Sarah Scribner applications for one years pensions by your replying to me and the subject soon as convenient write thankfully acknowledged by them
With respect I am your obt. servant
Richard Mills
Corner of Eden and Gough Streets
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FREE
J L Edwards, Esq
Commissioner of Pensions 
Washington
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Baltimore Sep 28th 1848
J. L. Edwards, Esq. 
Commissioner of Pensions. 
Sir,
Herewith I send you my Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 2nd of February 184, granting pensions to the widows
of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. 
Be pleased to direct for me to the care of Alex Yearly & Son, Baltimore,
Very respectfully 
your obt Servant,
Mrs.
Sarah Scribner
Mark 

Witness
W. M Carroll
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Baltimore April 7th 1843
Sir
Enclosed you will receive certificate of statements procured from James Bryant, for and in the case of Sarah Scribner, formerly the widow of William Whittecar, deceased, a soldier of the Revolution, which I believe on examination you will find sufficent in her case for a formerable decision. You will confer a great favor to give the old Lady! Care your immediate attention,
Yours by Respectfully,
W.U. Mills
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State of Maryland
City of Baltimore
On this 28th day of September eighteen hundred and forty eight, Before me the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore. Personally appeared Sarah Scribner, a resident of this city aged 88, years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed on the 2nd February 1845, granting Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That her first husband William Whiteare (or Whitecow) was a solider of the Revolution in the Maryland line, enlisted in the 1781 and served for during the war, who died about the year 1801. That she afterwards married Nathan Scribner who died about 1806. That the annual amount of Pension which she received under the act of June 1844 was Eighty dollars.
She futher declares that she is still a widow.
Sarah Scribner
Mark
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written, before me-And I do hereby certify that the above named Sarah Scribner is personally known to me. 
Wm. Carroll
J. P. 

State of Maryland
Baltimore County Sct.
I hereby Certify that William Carroll
Esquire before whom the annexed affidavit was made and who has thereto subscribed his name was at the time of doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland, in and for the City of Baltimore, duly commissioned and sworn. 
In Testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand and affix the seal of Baltimore County Court, this 28th day of September A. D. 1848
A. W. Bradford, Clerk Baltimore County Court.
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4611
The Declaration of
Mrs. Sarah Scribner
$80 per an
Richard Mills
Corner of Eden and Gough Streets Baltimore Maryland
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State of Maryland
Baltimore City Sct
Be it remembered that on this tenth day of August Eighteen hundred and forty three before me the subscriber on of the Justices of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for said city-
Personally appeared Sarah Scribner formerly Sarah Whitteco, aged seventy nine years and upwards, a resident of said city and formerly a resident of Queen Anns County Maryland-
Who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on her oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress passed on the 3d March, 1843, granting Pensions to widows of pensioners who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of William Whitteco who was a private soldier in Captain Lansdale Company commanded by Colonel Hall in the fourth Regiment of the Maryland Contential Army and that he served three years and recieved his pay up to seventeen hundred and eighty three from the agent of the Maryland line and this deponent further declares that she was married to the aforesaid William Whitteco in the month of February, Seventeen hundred and Eighty five by Parson Cain at her Father's residcence near Church Hill in Queen Annes County in said State
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and this deponent further declares that her husband William Whitteco died in July in the year seventeen hundred and ninety six and that she was not married to him until he left his Revolutionary Services, and the annunal amount of the Pension which she recieves under the act of July 7th 1838-was eighty dollars and she further declares that she is still a widow. 
Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written
Sarah Scribner
Mark
Wm B Jones

This is to certify that Mrs. Shara Scribner who has appeared before me and sworn to the within declaration is personally known to me, and that her statements may be relied on with safety
Wm. B. Jones
Balto Augt 10th 1843
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State of Maryland Baltimore County St
I hereby certify that William B. Jones Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was made and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn

In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the Seal of Baltimore County Court on this 10th day of August 1843
Thos Kell Clk.
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(Illegible)
William U. Mills Esq
Baltimore
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Burtonsville 9 " Jany '43
(illegilble) Office 2 Acc

Mr. W.U. Mills
Sir
Yours of thoust "My" requesting to be informed whether the records of this office furnish any evidence of the marriage of William Whittaker & Sarah Carmen was rec. yesterrday.-I therefore afiable to your wish, reply by the first mail, and have to inform you that there is no record made of Marriage Licenses, (which under any circumstances would not be evidence of Marriage) (illegible) in this office; none being required to be so done by law. A mere memorandum of the Marriage Licenses (illegible) for the purpose of sitting with the Treasures, is the only notice (illegible) of (illegible) where this was performed its office, a no no (illegible) of use- A memo of this kind, has herein been preserved in this office since the year 1816, but I cannot find the names of the parties above mentioned.-Some months since I have rec. a letter from a gentleman in Balto. making similar inquires to (illegible) now made by yourself; and which (illegible) the same reply I now make to yours-
I am very Resp. of olb. svt. 
Mr. Tilghman Esq. 
Queen of Anns County Court
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Sarah Scribner, in viture of Resolution No. 24 of the General Assembly of Maryland of Dec. Session 1838 received a pension at the rate of forty dollars per annum from the Western Shore Treasury-
George Mackubin
Treas. W. S. Md
14 Jany. 1843
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State of Maryland Balto. City To which,
On this-second day of February in the year of our Lord on thousand eight hundred and forty three beofre me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace of the State in and for the City aforesaid personally appeared Catherin Spencer, and have oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God that in addition to her statement (illegible) filed in the Pension Office, She recollects whitness of service William Whitteco deployed in uniform and muster in Captain Lansdales Company in or about the year seventeen hundred and eighty, During the war of the Revolution, When the said Whitteco (illegible) the rest of the company marched for the lead of Elk river up the Chesapeake Bay this deponent further declares that the identical of William Whitteco aforesaid returned home form his Revolutionary Services in the year seventeen hundred and eighty three. When this deponent frequently heard the said Whitteco state about his services, aforesaid and he also inhibited his Discharge. Which discharge was dated in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty three this deponent further declares she knows the said Whitteco served in and for teh Maryland Regime under the Command of Colonel Hall, this deponent further declares that the Sarah Scribner who is applying for a pention is the widow of the same identical William Whitteco aforesaid and also the widow of Nathan Scribner.
Sworn and Subscribed to on the day above first above written 
her
Catherine Spencer
Mark 
before
Jn. Browning 

I do hereby certify that I have known Mrs. Catherine Spencer for thirty years and belive her to be a person in whom the upmost confidence can be placed in 
Jn, Browning
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State of Maryland Baltimore County Scr. 
I hereby certify that John H. Browning Esquire before whom the aforegoing deposition was made and who hath thereto subscribed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace of the State of Maryland in and for the City of Baltimore duly commissioned and sworn-
In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and affix the Seal of Baltimore County Court on this 20th February 1843
Thos Kell Clk.
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State of Maryland
Queen Anne's County to wit
Be it remember that on this thirtieth day of March in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and Forty three before me the subscriber a Justice of the Pease of the State of Maryland in and for the said County personally appeared James Bryant a resident of said county show is now a pensioner of the United States for services rendered during the war of the revolution, that he was well acquainted with William Whittacar, before and at the time when he enlisted as a private solider in Captain Lansdale's company in the fourth Maryland regiment in the year seventeen hundred and eighty one in the summer of that year when the regiment aforesaid was commanded by Colonel Hall. This deponent further states that he had frequently seen the said Whittacar in his company mustering after he this deponent left his first tour of service and returned home when the said Whittacar with the rest of his company marched for the head of the Chesapeake Bay in the said year that he enlisted the service, and this deponent further declares that he well recalls of seeing and being in the Battle of Yorktown with the William Whittacar and that after they returned home where they entered the service in the county aforesaid, where, they frequently met did relate over their Revolutionary services to each other. This deponent further declares that after the said Whittacar left his services aforesaid he was lawfully married to Sarah Carmen, in the aforesaid County in the year seventeen hundred and eighty five or about when they lived together man and wife up to the time of his said Whittacar's death after which his said widow Sarah
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was married to Nathan Scribner they then went to the City of Baltimore where they lived together up to the time of her last husbankd Nathan Scribner death and that this deponent knows that said Sarah Scribner whose maiden name was Sarah Carmen and who is applying for her first husband William Whittacar services is his identical widow and also the widow of Nathan Scribner
Sworn to and subscribed to before a Justice of the for the State of Maryland in and for teh county aforesaid on the day and year first above written
Samuel Kirby J.A.

(Illegible) on the other side was made before the acknowledgement of the within certificate

This is to certify that I have been acquainted with Mr. James Bryant for a least twenty five years and that I know him from that period down to the present to be a man of credibility and he can believed
Samuel Kirby 

Maryland Queen Anne's County Sct
I John Tilghman clerk of Queen Anne's County Court do hereby testify that Sameul Kirby Esq. before whom the above affidavit appears to have been and whose name is thereto subscribed, and by whom also the above certificate was given and signed was at the time of so doing one of the State of Marylands Justices of the Peace in and for Queen Anne's County, duly commissioned and sworn, and to all whose acts, done in that capacity full faith and credits
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in and ought to be given as well in Courts of Justice as thereout. 

In Testimony whereof I hereto subscribe my name and the seal of Queen Anne's County Court affix the first day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty three
Jno Tilghman Clk
Queen Anne's County Courts

Cert. 25¢ paid