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Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land' within seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's office of the said Province within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Maj- esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Loveless Sav- age for 50 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Loveless Savage setting forth that he had had ordered him three hundred Acres of Land and was desirous to Obtain an additional Tract having a Wife three Children and one Negro, Therefore pray- ing for fifty Acres above Augusta in St Paul's Parish which he had some Time improved and Settled with a Stock of Cattle and Hogs.
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the register's Office of the said Province within six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Barnaby setting forth that he
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Petition of John Barnaby for 150 Acres (Purch) read
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had been long in the Province had had Land granted him in Family Right and was desirous to Obtain an Ad- ditional Tract Therefore praying for on Purchase One hundred and fifty Acres on the north side of the north Prong of Sapalo to adjoin the East Line of Land there before ordered him.
Granted
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Hervey setting forth that he Petition of John Hervey read had been three Years in the Province had had no Land for 200 Acres granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cul- tivation having a Wife and three Children Therefore praying for Two hundred Acres in St Matthew's Parish and just below black Creek a Place called the big Ponds within a Mile of Land ordered James MeHenry.
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Maj- esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted.
Petition of Thos. Grubbs for 100 Acres read and
Read a Petition of Thomas Grubbs setting forth that he was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation having had none yet ordered him Therefore praying for One hundred Acres on Ogechee at a Spring Branch called the Cool Spring bounded on every Side by vacant Land.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner
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Granted when & c. doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov -. ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted on his Character being certified by Mr Telfair.
Petition of Jas. Brantley for 200 Acres Purch. read
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Read a Petition of James Brantley setting forth that he had had Land granted him in Family right and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract Therefore pray- ing for on Purchase, two hundred Acres upon Brantley's Branch lying on a Branch of Briar Creek.
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date and that he doth also Register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the Date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted on the Petitioner's complying with the Order of Council made touching Lands granted on Purchase.
Petition of LeRoy Hamond (sic) for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of LeRoy Hammond setting forth that he had ordered him two hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St Paul's Parish which had been Surveyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyer General's Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the same ought to have passed Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.
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Granted.
1 RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two
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Months from this date ( Agreeable to an Order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also Regis- ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Hugh Clark for Grant, to pass read
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Read a Petition of Hugh Clark setting forth that he had ordered him One hundred and ninety Acres of Land in St Mary's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyer general's Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant ought to have passed Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.
Granted
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an Order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also Regis- ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Abigail Minis for Grants pass read and
Read a Petition of Abigail Minis Widow setting forth that she had two Tracts of Land ordered her in St Mary's to Parish containing together nine hundred Acres which Tracts were surveyed in due Time but not returned into the Surveyer general's Office within the Time allotted for that Purpose Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of Time the Surveyer general might be ordered to receive the plans of the said Land and certify the Same in Order that his Majesty's Grants might pass.
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Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an Order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that she doth also regis- ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of John Howell for Grant to pass read
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Read a Petition of John Howell setting forth that he had One hundred and fifty Acres of Land ordered him in St George's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyer general's Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the same ought to have passed Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land And that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an Order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also regis- ter the said Grant in the register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Mord. Sheftall for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Mordecai Sheftall setting (sie) that he had ordered him Three hundred Acres of Land in Christ Church Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyer general's Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the Same ought to have passed Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that
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the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.
Granted
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also regis- ter the said Grant in the register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of John Burney for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of John Burney setting forth that he had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St George's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plat thereof returned into the Surveyer general's Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the same ought to have passed Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.
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Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an Order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also regis- ter the said Grant in the register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Sherwood Bugg for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Sherwood Bugg setting forth that he had ordered him fifty Acres of Land in St Paul's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof re- turned into the Surveyer general's Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the Same ought to have
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passed-Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also regis- ter the said Grant in the register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of James Carter for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of James Carter setting forth that he had ordered him on Purchase One hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St George's Parish which had been sur- veyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyer general's Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the same ought to have passed Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.
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Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner . doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also regis- ter the said Grant in the register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a petition of John Mann setting forth that he
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Petition of John Mann for Grant to pass read
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had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St George's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyer general's Office but the time was elapsed in which a Grant for the same ought to have passed Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land And that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.
Granted
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date (Agreeable to an order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also regis- ter the said Grant in the register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Mitchell setting forth that he Petition of for Grant to pass read John Mitchell had ordered him four hundred Acres of Land in St John's Parish which had been surveyed and returned and a Fiat for the same passed by the Attorney general but the Time was (sic) in which a Grant for the Same ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwithstand- ing the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out and his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Sec- retary might be ordered to prepare the Same.
Granted
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also regis- ter the said Grant in the register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
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Petition of Henry Dickson for Grant to pass read
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Read a Petition of Henry Dickson setting forth that he had ordered him One hundred Acres of Land in St Matthews Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyer general's Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the Same ought to have passed Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also regis- ter the said Grant in the register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Lawrence Clark for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Lawrence Clark setting forth that he had purchased a Town Lot in Savannah Nº 7 in the first Tything Reynolds Ward which Lot was allotted Robert Williams by the late Trustees for establishing the Province, and his Claim thereto allowed by the Govern- our in Council, but on searching the Offices no grant had yet passed for the said Lot That the Petitioner had sold the same and was to convey his Right thereto unto Noble Wimberly Jones Therefore praying that his Majesty's Grant for the said Lot might be ordered to pass to and in the Name of the said Noble Wimberly Jones And the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and give a Certificate thereof for that Purpose.
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E Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only (sie) the'said Noble Wimberly Jones doth take out a Grant for the said Lot within Seven Months from this date and that he doth
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also register the said Grant in the register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof the prayer of the said Petition is granted.
Read a Petition of Richard Baker John Stewart and Petition of Execrs. of Chas. West for &c. read Stephen Williams Executors of the last Will and Testa- Grants to pass ment of Charles West deceased, setting forth that the said deceased in his life time Obtained Warrants for Six hundred and five hundred Acres of Land to be laid out to him which were accordingly surveyed, and the Plans ready to be returned into the Surveyer general's Office at the said West's death That he also Obtained a Warrant of Survey for four hundred Acres in the Parish of St David which Warrant was not executed That the said Charles West having in his said last Will directed certain Divisions to be made of his Lands Therefore praying that the Surveyer general might be ordered to receive and certify the Plans of the said two Tracts already sur- veyed that his Majesty's Grants might pass to the Peti- tioners in Trust for the Purposes and Uses directed in and by the said Will And that the Surveyer general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant for four hundred Acres that the same might be and surveyed in order for his Majesty's Grant passing to them for the same Purposes.
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioners doth (sic) take out Grants for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that they doth also register the said Grants in the register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Sherwood Bugg setting forth that Sherwood Bugg Charles Weatherford deceased had ordered him in his Petition of for Grant to him of Land ordered Chas. Weatherford. life Time four hundred Acres of Land, and being ex- tremely sick and Pennyless was Obliged to Sell his Right
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therein to raise Money for his Support That Petitioner became the Purchaser thereof and took the said Weather- ford's Bond to make a good Title of the said land to him That the Land was surveyed but the Plan thereof noot returned the said Weatherford's dying in the Mean Time Therefore praying that the Truth of the Premisses ap- pearing he might Obtain his Majesty's Grant for the said Land And that the Surveyer general might be ordered to receive prepare and certify a Plan of the said Land accordingly.
ORDERED That the Petitioner do give Notice to the The Heir of Weatherford to attend Heir at Law of the said Charles Weatherford to Attend have Notice to and claim the said Land on the first Tuesday in August next and in Default of such Attendance and Claim, and Proof on Oath being made of Notice given, Then a Grant for the said Land to pass to and in the Name of the Petitioner.
Read a Petition of John Teale setting forth that he Petition of John Teale for read had Obtained a Warrant for laying out Three hundred a new Precept and fifty Acres of Land on Ogechee which Warrant was expired in its Term and the Land not surveyed Therefore praying that the Surveyer general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the Land might be surveyed (One hundred Acres of and which said Tract was at the last Board ordered Frederic Famm who had since resigned the same).
Granted.
RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is Granted And that the Surveyer general do issue a new Precept as prayed for.
Petition of John Ford for a new Precept read
Read a Petition of John Ford setting forth that he had Obtained a Warrant for laying out forty Acres of Land at Pallachocolas which Warrant was expired in its Term and the Land not Surveyed Therefore praying that the Surveyer general might be enabled and ordered to
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issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the Land so ordered him might be surveyed in Order to his Majesty's Grant passing for the Same.
Granted
RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyor general do issue a new Precept accordingly.
Petition of Jacob Harnage for a new Pre- cept read
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Read a Petition of Jacob Harnage setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred Acres of Land at the Beaver Dams the Warrant for surveying whereof had been omitted to be taken out of the Office and was ex- pired in its Term Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of Time the Surveyer general might be enabled' to issue a Precept on the said Warrant that the Land so ordered him might be laid out.
Granted.
RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyer general do issue a new Precept accordingly.
Read a Petition of Thomas Lamb setting forth that Petition of Thomas Lamb he had had One hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted for50 Acres for him in St George's Parish and was desirous to Obtain his Son read an Additional Tract Therefore praying for fifty Acres at Briar Creek to adjoin the Tract before ordered him and and that his Majesty's Grant for the Same might pass in the Name of his Son Thomas Lamb Jun".
Postponed.
ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed the Petitioner not attending.
ition of J Wereat for 500 1. Acres for Young Bur- rington
Read a Petition of John Wereat setting forth that he had under his Care Thomas Burrington an Infant (Son of Thomas Burrington Esq" deceased) for whose Benefit he would gladly Obtain a Tract of Land Therefore pray- ing for five hundred Acres In Trust for the said Infant 33 cr-vol 10
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to be laid out on the north side great Satilla to adjoin the upper Line of Land said to be granted in Carolina to Jonathan Belton.
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected.
Petition of In- habitants of St. Andrew's touching the Roads.
Read a Petition of the Inhabitants of St Andrew's Parish relative to the Roads in their Parish.
RESOLVED That the Board has no Power to interfere Letter ordered therein the Same being by the present Road Law entirely them thereon. vested in the several Commissioners thereby appointed : therefore the Application for Redress must be to the Legislature of the Province.
ORDERED That the Clerk by Letter do acquaint the Petitioner's therewith.
New Justices appointed.
ORDERED That William Greene Esq" be inserted in the Commission of the Peace a Justice for the Province : Benjamin Stirk Esq" for the Parish of St Matthew's : John Simpson John Dunbar James Forrester and Roger Kelsal Esq" Justices for the Parish of St Philip.
Whereas John Stevens did borrow of the Commis- Grants for Land heretc~ fore ordered John Stevens ent Martin __ In Trust &c. sioners of the Loan Office the Sum of fifty Pounds Ster- ling the Payment whereof with Interest was to be secured to pass to Clem- by Mortgage of Two Tracts of Land then lately ordered the said Stevens by the Governour and Council, but the said Stevens left the Province without perfecting the Security proposed Nor have his Majesty's Grants yet passed for the said Land It is therefore Ordered 'hat Grants for the same do pass unto Clement Martin Esq" In Trust to sell and dispose of the said Land to Discharge the said Debt: M' Martin having become bound with the said Jolin Stevens for the Payment thereof to the Loan Office until such Time as the Security above men- tioned should be compleated.
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Persons ap- pointed to re- ceive the Pay for Barrack Necessities.
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ORDERED That Lieutenant Frederic Winter be ap- pointed to receive the Pay due for Barrack Necessaries to the Garrison at Augusta consisting of twenty Privates : And that M" James Graham be appointed to receive the Pay due for Barrack Necessaries to the Garrison at Frederica consisting of Eight Privates.
His Excellency acquainted the Board that he had re- His Excelly ac- ceived Information that sundry of the Inhabitants in St quaints the Board of an As- sociation form'd in St.
George's Parish had entred into an Association to assist George's Parish one another in attacking or even killing any Indians who touching the Indians &c. should come into their Settlement and kill or carry away their Cattle or Horses or do any kind of Injury to the white People; His Excellency observed that such Pro- ceedings were in Contempt of all Law and Government. an Infringement of the Treaties entred into with the Indians, and should at all Events be discountenanced, as, in their Consequences, the Safety of every innocent Per- son in the Province might be endangered : To put a Stop And the Steps to such unwarrantable Proceedings his Excellency pro- he proposed to take therein. posed immediately sending a Letter to the Captains of the several Companies of Militia to which most of these Associators may belong desiring them to have a Meeting with the Justices and principal Inhabitants, and then to order the said Companies under Arms, and represent to the People the Danger that must inevitably attend their presuming to take their own Revenge and Satisfaction against any Indian whatever-to assure them of all pos- sible Protection on their behaving in a Manner becoming good Colonists-but that if they persisted in such illegal Schemes they would be prosecuted to the Utmost Rigour of the Law. And also to recommend it to the said Offi- cers and Gentlemen who might be present there to use Approved by the Board. every Means in their Power to convince the People of their Error-All which the Board entirely approved of.
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