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A HISTORY OF
a depositum for building the court house, 1783—18 —
the Sheriff, commission on collecting £2466,
at 6%, 147-19—6
Total, £2466—0—0
By 1379 tithables, at six dollars, or 36 shillings,
per tithable, £2466—0—0
Ordered that the sheriff collect six dollars, or thirty-six
shillings, from each tithable in the county as the levy for the
ensuing year.
November 22, 1779.
' 'The Court taking into Consideration the dangerous &
malignant Fever that for some months past has raged in the
Family of Daniel Smith Gent. & the Apprehension of the
people that there is Danger of the Disorder being contagious,
to remove any Obstruction to the Administration of Justice
& to quiet the minds of the Suitors & others who may have
Business at Court, are of Opinion that the Court should be
adjourned to the plantation of Thomas Harrison & it is hereby
adjourned accordingly. '
Signed by Daniel Smith.
The sum of £30 was allowed to Anne McCoy, mother of
William McCoy, a soldier.
November 23, 1779.
The sum of £20 was allowed Saml. Thornhill, father of
John Thornhill, a soldier in the service of the States; and £30
was appropriated for Theodisia Maiden, wife of James Maiden,
a soldier in the same service.
It was ordered that the sheriff pay Gawen Hamilton £55
for a bookcase for the clerk's office.
It was proved in court that Robert Menzies was a soldier
in Capt. Hog's company of rangers in 1758, and that he had
also served in Capt. Gist's'' company in the campaign of 1760.
4. Capt. Gist was doubtless the famous scout and ranger, Christopher
—78—
a depositum for building the court house, 1783—18 —
the Sheriff, commission on collecting £2466,
at 6%, 147-19—6
Total, £2466—0—0
By 1379 tithables, at six dollars, or 36 shillings,
per tithable, £2466—0—0
Ordered that the sheriff collect six dollars, or thirty-six
shillings, from each tithable in the county as the levy for the
ensuing year.
November 22, 1779.
' 'The Court taking into Consideration the dangerous &
malignant Fever that for some months past has raged in the
Family of Daniel Smith Gent. & the Apprehension of the
people that there is Danger of the Disorder being contagious,
to remove any Obstruction to the Administration of Justice
& to quiet the minds of the Suitors & others who may have
Business at Court, are of Opinion that the Court should be
adjourned to the plantation of Thomas Harrison & it is hereby
adjourned accordingly. '
Signed by Daniel Smith.
The sum of £30 was allowed to Anne McCoy, mother of
William McCoy, a soldier.
November 23, 1779.
The sum of £20 was allowed Saml. Thornhill, father of
John Thornhill, a soldier in the service of the States; and £30
was appropriated for Theodisia Maiden, wife of James Maiden,
a soldier in the same service.
It was ordered that the sheriff pay Gawen Hamilton £55
for a bookcase for the clerk's office.
It was proved in court that Robert Menzies was a soldier
in Capt. Hog's company of rangers in 1758, and that he had
also served in Capt. Gist's'' company in the campaign of 1760.
4. Capt. Gist was doubtless the famous scout and ranger, Christopher
—78—
