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JOHN SMITH

To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esquire Governour of Maryland
And to the Honourable the Uper and Lower Houses of Assembly
The petition of John Smith a languishing prisoner in Cecil County
goal Humbly Sheweth

MSS
Archives
of Md.
Black Book
No. 4
Letter No. 95
Hall of
Records

That your Petitioner hath been a long time Confin'd in the Goal
aforesaid for Debt, by which he is rendered unable not only to Satisfy
his Creditors, But also to provide for the Support of himself and
Family and is really an object of your Compassion
Your Petitioner therefore Humbly Prays you would take his
Melancholy Case into Consideration and Pass such an Act for his
Relief, as to your Honours in your great Wisdom shall seem meet
and your Petitioner as in duty Bound will ever pray &^c
John Smith

We the subscribers Justices of Cecil County Court are Credibly
informed that the Allegations in the above petition are true and
recommend him to your Honours Compassion
Elihu Hall
Nich.^o Hyland
And:^w Pearce
B Moody
Benj:^a Chew
Geo: Catto

Advertisem^t

Notice is hereby Given that I intend to apply to the next General
Assembly (being Confin'd in Cecil County Goal) for Relief
John Smith
March 27.^th 1762

Caecil County
in to wit
Maryland

These are to Certifie all whom it doth shall or may concern that
the Original Writing whereof the above is a true Copy was affixed
to the front Door of the Public Court House upon Elk River in
Cecil County aforesaid this twenty seventh Day of March in the
Year of our Lord Christ One thousand seven hundred sixty
and two
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed
the Public Seal of Cecil County aforesaid the Day and Year last
abovementioned