Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-07-29
P6URTs OF GLOUCESTER c0UNTr.

that We prisoner be taken and pubiick-
ly whipped this present evening, with
tWenty-one stripes upon his bare back
and be discharged, paying his dues.
Edward Burough requests OF We.
bench that he may be reimbursed for
loss OF time. money paid several ex-
penses disbursed for We locking up of
Vim. Sweet at sundry times, and also
for court charges about his tryall.
The bench consider thereupon and
agree and order that for compensation
thereof the said VIM Sweet shall
serve We said Ed. Burrough or his
assigns, We term of nine months over
and above what he is bound to by
indenture.
Thee. Jury present Amos Nicholson
as being man of i'll fame and under
all circumstances as reputed guilty
of robbery, felony and has lately come
to inhabit the township of Green
wich, which is like to lead to dan
gerous consequence to ye inhabitants
and troublesome neighbor, that he
shall give satisfaction, that he hath
satisfied We law concerning those
things that have been laid to his,
from ye place of his last residence;
and also give security that he will
not become burthensome to We county
in being no freeholder. The bench
assents thereto and orders that JUS
tice of We peace issue his warrant to
apprehend We said Amos and that he
shall give sufficient security to indem-
nifty ye township or else to be sent
back to We place of his last residence.
Court, December 1st, 1701: The
action of Thomas Gardiner against
Benjamin Devall is called, the sher-
iff makes return to We writ, that it
was lawfully executed upon We body
of ye said Benjamin and that by sun
dry persons with force and arms the
prisoner was rescued from and out
of We custody of We said sheriff.
The G. Jury presents that Thomas
Gardiner. may be paid the sum of
five pounds, ten shillings and nine
pence, half pay for wolves and pan
theirs heads and for money disbursed,
to which the bench assents and orders
We Treasurer of We lower side of We
county to make payment thereof. The
sheriff brings into court, vagrant
negro taken up at Michael Busim's
house at little Egg Harbor, not CIV
ing account of his Masters name or
place and for bringing him from hence
His mentaynance, committing into We
sheriff's custody and other incident
charges amounting to in We whole,
three pounds, eight shillings and two
pence. The bench orders that to any
person who shall dispence We said ex-
pense and charge, the negro shall
serve We time and term of two years,
to commence from We time that such
person so disburse ye charge, shall
take him into their custody, until
which time to remain in ye sheriff's
custody, and to be made work for
his mentaynance and if in We mean
time his Master shall come and claim,
making proof of his right to him, he
shall be delivered to his said Master,
he defraying We said charges.
Court at Gloucester, March, 1902:
Griffith Morgan makes complaint
against a servant woman of his desert.
ing his service We 1st instant. The
servant appearing and alleging that
her passage was paid in Scotland
before she came here and that she
was not any servant, upon which We
said Griffith Morgan produces an order
of Chester Court in PENNSYLVANIA for
her service of five years to one e.
Eryen and his assignment to We said
Griffith, whereupon We bench orders
that We said servant perform her time
of service according to we said as
signment.
Court, June 1902. Joseph Nichol
son makes return of warrant for
bringing Griffith Morgan to this court
for OBTAINING Christine, We wife of
John Bell, under pretence of her being
his servant. The said Griffith ap-
pears and brings We said Christine into
court and claims We said woman to be
his servant by a certain bill of sale
from one David Evan, who had her
servant for years. BY an order of
court under We clerks hand of Ches-
ter, John Bell produces a certificate
from under the hand of We present
clerk of Chester County, seal whereon
is signified, that ye record of ye said
County have been searched and that
there is no mention made of We said
Christine, or anything of service or
term of servitude concerning her, and
also produces the affidavit of two per-
sons which came over in the same
ship with her.whereby it apears that
her five years of servitude since she
arrived, has now expired
And thereupon the bench orders
that We said Christine be set at liber-
ty from We service of We said Griffith
Morgan, her husband giving secur-
ity for her appearance at next court
in order to make satisfaction for
what shall then and there be legally
objected against her by We said Grif-
fifth and to make good what further
term of servitude shall appear to be
justly due from her by virtue of any
more valid evidence or contract that
by ye said Griffith shall be then pro-
cured. John Bell produces acceptable
security for his wife's appearance
Court, September, 1702: Several
accounts of officers fees which We in
cumbent charge related to We appre-
hension and Imprisonment and tryall
of John RaWlins prisoner at We bar
being brought into court. the whole
amounting to eight pounds, eight shil-
lingsand five pence. which at present
paid and discharged by William Hall,
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