The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-22
: .Johnston's History
Of Cecil County.
CHAPTER Mi CONTINUED.

land to ports in England to publish their
freight; that is, To give notice of the rate
they charged per ton, and To record it in
the records of the county. This law en-
listed. or ut least this custom was Oh
served. as late rs 1T44 for in that year
Captain Henry Elves published his
freight pounds sterling per ton. His
ship was in SaSsafras River. which in
iicates that the direct trade with Eng
land existed at that time The following
notice of freight is from among several
others of like tenor. 1t shows that the
direct slave trade between the SasSafras
River and coast of Guinea existed ut the
time ii was written:
For London Directly, July We Sth.
100. This is to give notice To all gen
tI"mcn, merchants and Others. that We
norSett barkrntinc. John Hayes Com
mandcr. mounted with Tenn guns. navf-
gated with twenty men, BurmuiaS built,
prime Saylor. lately arrived from Giny.
now riding ut Worton Creek. will be
Rcddi 10 take in goods by We 18th of this
Instant for sixteen pounds per Tmn,
and will depart in sixteen days if con-
Wy i gone without Compinni.
"John Hayes
England and France were AT war ut
his time. ana the owners of merchant
vessels We're in the habit of arming them
il order that their crcwrS might be able
10 defend themselves against the attacks
If +L, Er,u,.h r,,,i.or, Som, ,i,,,,, -,
fl-et of merchant ships would he accom-
panied by an armed vessel for their pro-
lection, but the Dorset no doubt was
"nSaged in the slave trade. and had
brought - c,,,,, ,r .I,,.,. =, ,l,i. ,,,,,,,t,.
,,d di.nosod ar thor, g., ,l,, ,l,,,t,,,.
..,,,r wharf. .h, ,h,, rndo ~ ,r,.h,r
rh. ,rrhirn. ~ tLn n,.I,,. ~ H., =,
,i.tv of Jnsr. rn,,. !, ,,,,..,,....i,,,, ~. 49,,
f,,nItv of Laval, r,IIo,,, IN p,I,i,,,,,,.,,
show that thn I,suit mis.in, mn,r thn
b.od If Rohrmi, Rivrr w,s r,nnJnJ ~.
.ha p.,. ,rbnn,,y \I,n,,u and ,l,,t H.,
ivad tharn in 1rol rv.n ,,,rs .,f,,r-
ward. Julv INN 17nr II, ,J,t,in,I .
not.nt for , +r,,.t nr lama cnntnirirg
In ,rrns Thi. land h,a noyn, I,nn
i,ateutnj and wa. nr,,,tnL f. him n,,n
The usuoI forms urLn. In, mann, nr S.'ir,
Xovor,. l, l. ,.,rth,. ,r ,,,,t,, cha, ,L,
....nrG. nr IN. Sn,.inty ..,ll hin, NJ, NIan-
.,l onlv. md dn not mrntinn his CL,i.t-
ian u,uin nr titIr Y, Inuht This ,r,i.-
-inn vy,,S r,u.nI hv - ,l,.ir,. f., ,.,,,,,,,l
I'M. ,b,r4,t,r ,r rim, or,o,u,i,, j., which
A.. wa. ,nr,urL ,v,in, +, III, ,,,,,,,.;,i,,
and prr>.,uti,n thar tho J,.nits th.u
.lnt wffh r,t nuIv in MARYLAND hut j.,
tIa n,,.hn,. rnu,,trv ais,
.J,,rns III I.n ,,Ii.d lv ,l,, II,,,,..,. ,,r
stewart, tho SON nf J,r5,. II ,hnro i
r..,x,,r f., h,Ii,,n wen. ,,c,,,,,ignl l,,. ,h,
J.suits At rhis tirn ,s fin. rinhtrnI I,,,.,.r
Jim ,r III; ,I,rL r,,,,ir If !. th,, r,-
h.IIion w,. inoupurotnJ in Ir.,nI , r.v.
y.nr. ,ft.r tI,is ,imn I'm 1715' tnr thn
,,Irr,,.. ,f ,Ia,ir,, hin, n,n,' ,I,,, rr;.i.I
-hrnur
rh,. ..,T,,,. ar iii. r,J,,II;,,,. ,..,... "a,
:, :, r,rt.,ir ,vtnut IN ,L. .,J,,,,. ,r
NI,rvI.,rI mud ,h,, ,,,,,,,,,r i, Mainland
# III. Irish suhir,.tS Of III. pr;ti.h
,.l,vp VIII, n,r,irinn,nd in !, ,voy c,,,,-
-isr,trJ and III, Shnrifr If ro,5I ,.,,,,r,,.
,v,s ,ri,i,,I =, .,i,, !, t,,. tl., ~
mo rrnyu Sn If w,. mn u,n,l.,, ,h,t
I.,thnr NI.,r.nlI ,,,,J,.. ~, r,r,r,,,,,,,,,, ,I.
fact th,t H.. v.,. , ,n,u,Lnr ~ en-. S,-
,.intv of ,InSus
Par, of I'm, s.,i,I tr,,., nr =, X,,.,.,,,,
had hunu f,rmrrIv .urv.vrL Ly yirtn,. nr
rhr ,,,v.r rnu,.,irrI ir =, v..,,r..,,,t ,,,,,,t-
ed for Marry Ann G,p,ufnIx nrd Man,.
,,rrt L,r Ii.,,. \Lr,.h 1s,l, 1rSn IT,,
he nam. ,f NInrris O'D,ui,1. n,.r c,,,,-
-oiniuy ,hrra hurJrrl .,,.r,. -. I,,. ,ho
.,liniu,' s,rvrv ,rr,,r.
NJ, ,,,rvrv wen. n,,,,,,,. ,.,,,..,,.l,.l man
INV grant issued 1hrrrun ia rho s,id sis.
.,,IS or the two ,istnrs Nr,.r,t I;,J
.ir@1 art the whnln rich, +, fin. ...iJ
Land WAS y,str,l I'm N,ry Ann ,vho Iv-
iur. iruurYthrl the s,u,,. +, \I...,,.
Thomas Nousnr and William D,u,.I,s.
vhirh said William h,yir,, u,,I, .,,.,,.
III his rfrbf and titlr ,h.r.utn f., .,iJ
Thomas Nansrll he trr .,iJ Th,n,y
.atftfouoi for and oLr,iunJ q .,,n,.i.I
warrant f., rn,unyrv thr ,,fJ troct .rJ
nix. Nh tl,. s,mr =. ,-.,,.,rt I,rL ,,,
-atErr with vhot surnlus ar ,-.,,,,.,,t. l.,ul
WAS rhurnrutn r,rt,minus. ,,bi,l, ,,,,
lore arr,r,iin.,Iv and u,t.ut .r.,rt,l -,
bnfnr, >t1ta6
The Tn.uf- rnis.i,n. ,r r,Io,,i., H., flow,
milo. southeast of th, iun,+f,,r ~ ,L.
,,rn,. and Ii,tln Rnb.ri, r;,o,, aud !.
prnlabI,. YL,ut half - miIn v,., rr,,,,
the State If Drlowor, and ,lnr, thn
-,,,... ,li.,.,, r,,,,, ,l ,.;ll , w.