The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-11-06

principles OF party are !sOe the tnlngs,
however, but loaves and fishes are what
they're after, and so that the "unterri-
fed" are only able to carry the elections,
that's all the leaders care for; and, fear
these premonitory outeroppings of polit-
ical corruption will only bear with too
little weight upon the people, until Sc
rious results follow, not unlike those of
80 and 81. But must bring my letter
to close. It's already after IL o'clock,
and must HE to repose.
Good night. J. c. {.
BALTIMORE, MD, Oct. 80, IA.
Since wrote you last, have been so
intently preoccupied in Record-Search-
ing that have, in a manner, lost sight
of everything else for the time being;
and, ] find / am getting considerably
behind hand in my correspondence.
have been looking over some very
ancient records the last few days, reach
ing back as far as 1859. These may
not be concerning our folks, and yet they
may. 1 therefore trace them up that
may obtain every available link in the
chain ofevidence, making it reach from
the very commencement of the earliest
settlement of this country up to the
present time. / discover we have had
persons by the name of Chillcot, alias
Chilcott, or Chillcock, even,-from, or
as far back az 1869.
It appears in those earlier periods but
few could write their own names, and of
course, where they have 70 many varia-
tions, we account for it in q great meas
ure, by that eascn. So that when we
see even q palpable change in the
orthography, We must not abandon the
search. For instance, we find James
Chilcot, a merchant of Ann ArnndelI
county in 1869; in 1871 he procures a
certificate for 100 acres of land of Cece-
illus Calvert, Esq, Lord proprietary, or
Lord Baltimore, and again, July I'd,
1675,-Page SOl, Liber Is, says:
"Cams James Chillcoek, of Anne
Arundel county, and proved his right to
$50 acres of land, for transporting him
self, Ann his wife, and: Mary Hackett,
into this PROVENCE to inhabit before me
CHARLES CALVERT"
"Warrant then granted to James
Chilcock, for 100 acres of land, due to
him as above. Certificate returned Jan.
10th, 1876" And again March 18th,
1876:
Warrant then granted to James
Chillcott, of Anne Arundel county, for
$50 acres of land, due by renewment Of
warrant for the same quantity, granted
him the I'd day of July A. D. 1875"
Evidently here is the same man, his
name spelled differently every time; and
leave him here at present, as he seems
to be heavy land owner or speculator,
and shall follow his history up next
week, to ascertain whether he belongs
to us. Much of his lands lay in a part OF
the State where it is rumored, they can
raise bull frogs by the acre, but unfor-
tunately they manage to jump off as
soon as they are ripe, SO that the specu-
lation is not without its risks. have
been for several days endeavoring to To-
cate "Merrymans Adventure" and
"Margarets Pleasure" two very impor.
tant claims, and in both of which
we feel deeply interested. The latter
named adjoins tract of land entitled
"The Vineyard" in 1850; and which liel
in the city, and of course is valuable
find here in the Orphan Court records
very funny specimen of ancient inUen.
tories, bearing date of 1770, and relating
to the Goods and Chattels, pearsonal and
real, of james Chilcote, late of Balti
more county deceased, enumerated in tn,
most happy confusion. We find th'
Bible and Prayer book in same line will
Sow and Pigs, Candlestlcks and Geese
Ducks and Hackles; Wool, Powder
horns, Lincey and Shot bags and 10
acres of Land, all in interminable con
fusion and abandon, with q hundred
other outlandish traps and calamities
all administered upon by John Chilcote
and Sarah Chilcote, who severally max
solemn oath by the Holy Evangelists
} Apostles, and "anyother man." that tn
fore going is just and true, &C., &c
ad in6nitum, ad captandum, ad valorem
before me
ADAM SLoUcHER.