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pany; Daniel Smith, in Capt Smith's company; James Dyer,
in Capt. Davis' company; and Isaac Hanckle, in Capt. John-
ston's company.
"On a majority of the Justices being present & conform-
able to a resolution of the Court in March last, for fixing a
place for the Court house, the several members having pro-
posed three different places a majority were for fixing it on
the plantation of Thomas Harrison near the head of the
Spring. '
"John Davis, William McDowell, Jno. Fitzwater & Benj.
Harrison Gent are appointed Commissioners to let out the
building of a Court house of Stone 36 feet Long by 26 in
Breadth one Story of 12 feet in higth with a partition at one
End twelve feet wide to be divided into two Jury rooms with
two angle fire places in each of the Jury rooms as also a prison
built with Square Logs 12 Ins. thick in inside, 18 feet Square
in the Clear & walled with stone 2 feet thick in the lower
Story & the wall 18 Inches thick in the upper Story."
June 28, 1779.
Josiah Davidson, sheriff, being called on to undertake the
collection of the taxes for the year, and having refused, was
deprived of his of^ce; and Abraham Smith, John Gratten,
and George Boswell were recommended to the governor for
consideration in filling the office. An express was to be hired
to carry the recommendation to the governor, the expense to
be paid by the sheriff out of the "Depositum" in his hands.
The commissioners appointed to arrange for the building
of the court house and jail were empowered to choose a site
of not less than two acres for the public buildings, and take
deeds for the same in the name of the justices and their suc-
cessors from Thomas Harrison, the proprietor, together with
the liberty of stone and timber from the said Harrison's plan-
tation for the said buildings.
On August 5, 1779, Thomas Harrison, Sr. , and Sarah Har-
son, his wife, in consideration of the sum of Five Shillings
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pany; Daniel Smith, in Capt Smith's company; James Dyer,
in Capt. Davis' company; and Isaac Hanckle, in Capt. John-
ston's company.
"On a majority of the Justices being present & conform-
able to a resolution of the Court in March last, for fixing a
place for the Court house, the several members having pro-
posed three different places a majority were for fixing it on
the plantation of Thomas Harrison near the head of the
Spring. '
"John Davis, William McDowell, Jno. Fitzwater & Benj.
Harrison Gent are appointed Commissioners to let out the
building of a Court house of Stone 36 feet Long by 26 in
Breadth one Story of 12 feet in higth with a partition at one
End twelve feet wide to be divided into two Jury rooms with
two angle fire places in each of the Jury rooms as also a prison
built with Square Logs 12 Ins. thick in inside, 18 feet Square
in the Clear & walled with stone 2 feet thick in the lower
Story & the wall 18 Inches thick in the upper Story."
June 28, 1779.
Josiah Davidson, sheriff, being called on to undertake the
collection of the taxes for the year, and having refused, was
deprived of his of^ce; and Abraham Smith, John Gratten,
and George Boswell were recommended to the governor for
consideration in filling the office. An express was to be hired
to carry the recommendation to the governor, the expense to
be paid by the sheriff out of the "Depositum" in his hands.
The commissioners appointed to arrange for the building
of the court house and jail were empowered to choose a site
of not less than two acres for the public buildings, and take
deeds for the same in the name of the justices and their suc-
cessors from Thomas Harrison, the proprietor, together with
the liberty of stone and timber from the said Harrison's plan-
tation for the said buildings.
On August 5, 1779, Thomas Harrison, Sr. , and Sarah Har-
son, his wife, in consideration of the sum of Five Shillings
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