The Cecil Whig., 1878-03-02

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receive his trial there; and that, in order
thereto, his majesty had sent bis commands
to the Governor of Virginia to deliver him
to Captain Allen, commander of SAID ketch
who is to bring him over.''
This letter was received on the 7th of
october, 1885, nearly year after the un-
fortunate occurrence upon the Quaker
ketch. Talbot was therenpon sent under
guard to the Governor Of Virginia, where
he was tried for the murder of Rousby on
the 22nd of April, 1856 He was con-
victed, but his kinsmel, the Lord Proprie
tary, no doubt seconded in his efforts to
( that end by Dick Talbot, who, probably,
! was a still nearer knsman of the culprit
/ than he, was prepared for the emergency
and had obtained pardon for him, which
he had transmitted to Virginia before the
conclusion of the trial.
| OF Talbot's history, subsequent to his
! trial, we have not been able to learn any
thing. The only writer that to our knowl-
| edge has ever investigated the subject was
of opinion that he was required to go to
! England in order to receive his pardon
there. This is improbable, because it was
unnecessary. 1t is very probable, though
not positively certain, that he returned to
! his manor after he received his pardon. for
we find deed upon record in the Clerks
office. in Elkton, which was executed by
him in 1857.
! The deeds that were written two hun
dred years ago are very curious documents.
| The conveyanceTs of that time never left
practical method of putting in it, hence
they contain many curious covenants and
provisions, This deed from George Talbot
to Jacob Young, for the tract of land called
Clayfall, contains much valuable historical
information in regard to the manners and
customs Of the early settlers upon Susque-
hanna manor. From it we learn that the
land called Clayfall had been granted by
Lord Baltimore to certain Francis Wright.
some time previous to the date of Talbot's
grant-the year is not stated, and that he
died and left no heirs, in consequence of
which the land escheated 10 the Lord Pro
prietary who had not claimed it, and thai
Snsquehauna manor, which included Clay
fall, having been in the meantime granted
to Talbot, he by this deed, conveyed it to
one Jacob Young, in consideration of the
Iron work of Sweeds mill, 200 young
apple trees now growing near the present
dwelling house of the said Young 4 lastly
for and in consideration of bargain and
sale which the said Young promiced to
make to me and my heirs forever for 5s
sterling of ye seat of mill that he for
merly caused to be built al the head OF
Piny creek vulgarly called Mill creek in ye
county Il manor aforesaid & fifteen acres
OF land contiguous to ye said mill seat, &C.
This mill was on the creek that is yet called
Mill creek and probably Jacob Young had
settled at the head of that creek before
Talbot obtained his grant. However this
may have been, this is the first mill we
find mentioned in the early history of the
county. No doubt it was a water mill,
The Sweed's mill, the iron work of which
is mentioned in the deed as part of the
consideration, was probably hand mill.
In the grant of Clayfall, "all mines OF
metals, waits, cstrays, wild unmarked
horses, mares, colts. neat cattle & hogs OF
all sorts are excepted. and yearly rent of
los. sterling was to be paid by Young and
his heirs at ye Rock of Essenewee alias
Il pj, ot va fol Of P,,ly
Principio creek in ye manor aforesaid, or
lst day of October yearly & every yeaI
forever" Then came the proviso, that
Jacob Iouug u all his heirs and assigns
time forever to yc mill or mills of me Vt
said George Talbot my heirs & assigns
upon or near adjacent to ye said manor to
be there ground all ye matt & bread, corn
that shall be spent by the families inhabit.
ing or resident upon any part of Clayfall
aforesaid, except snch times as they shall
not he in good running condition.
Young also covenants not 10 erect any
mill upon Clayfall and Talbot reserves the
right to demolish any mill that Young
might erect there. And Young agrees to
attend court when required and to do such
suit " service to and ye said court as i
customary 4 usual on manors in England
This instrument of writing is of great
length and covers six pages of the book in
which it is Ieco, ded and concludes with
proviso which indicates, as do several other
hings mentioned in it, that the parties had
out little faith in each others honesty, for
The whole thing was to be void if Young
dug up and carried away the two hundred
young apple trees. 1t is very hard to con-
ceive how anything else could have been
incorporated in this deed, or bow stronger
or better one could have been made, but
Talbot covenants to make Young another
one, such his counsel, learned in the law,
might suggest, but he was not to be com
PEELED to go more than twenty miles from
the manor to execute it. This curious doc
ument is dated June TO- 1857, and is signed
by George Talbot and witnessed by Henry
Brent, James Lynch and Thomas Grunwin
The rock of Essenewee or kannegrenda. |
there is no doubt, was at or near where the
iron works of George p. Whitaker are now
located, and no doubt that is where Talbot's |
honse or castle then stood.
What became of Talbot after the execu-
ton of this deed we are unable to say. 1t
is probable, though, that he returned to his
native country and the fact that royal
order was sent to the Lord Proprietary in
the reign of Charles the H., commanding
him to dismiss all Catholics from office in
the province, and because the reign of the
vacillating and superstitious James was
few years subsequent TO this time brought
TO a disastrous end by the prowess ard
courage of William of Orange that Talbot
retired in disgust from Maryland. There
is reason to believe that in some way Talbot
forfeited his right to Susquehanna manor
some time between the years l723-30.
There is deed recorded in the clei ks
office which was made in 1910, for PA