The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-05-30
Jnston's History
Of Cecil County,
CHAPTER XX CONTINUED.

has already been mentioned that the
lends in Nottingham did not consider
emselveS as being under the jurisdic
IN of the State of Maryland. For this
.ason. and Also because they We're OPP
osed to fighting, many of them refused
enter the service Of the State when
.alled upon to do so. In order that they
might be tried and punished for this.
court-martial was convened at the Head
of Elk, on the 9TH of December, ITS. at
which Were present. Colonel Stephen
Hyland, lieutenant colonel Elihu Hall (of
/ Elisha), and Major Baruch Williams, the
latter gentleman being mt that time Clerk
of the County Court The records If
this court-nartial show that ffty-ivr
persons were convicted of refusing to at
tend Mt the Head of Elk on the BIRD of
the preceding May, at which time they
hard been called into actual service by
Charles Rumsey, the lieutenant of the
county, at the request of the Governor.
The Court imposed fines upon them,
ranging from EDO to f35 each. and SEN
fenced each of them tO two months i'm
prisonment. Five persons We're also
found guilty of deSerton. They were
sentenced to fine and Imprisonment. Bar
uch Williams was ordered to issue writS
against the parties, most of whom con-
tested the matter in the county Court,
with what success is not known, the re-
cords of the Court not being eXtam.
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