LICENCE OF REV. PAUL PALMER TO PREACH. North Carolina. (Original in Court House at Edenton, N. C.) Permission is hereby granted to Paul Palmer of Edenton a Protestant Minister to Teach or preach the word of God in any part of the said Province (he having qualified himself as such) pursuant to the directions of an Act of Parliament made in the first year of King William and Queen Mary Intitled an "Act for Tolerating Protestant dissenters. Given under my hand at Edenton the 4th day of October Anno Dom. 1738. (Not signed.) Paul Palmer was one of Seven Baptists who organized the first Baptist Congregation in North Carolina, they met at the house of Wm. Burgess at the head of Raymond Creek in Camden Co., N. C., and Sept. 5, 1727, applied to the Court of Pasquotank Co., to have the house of Wm. Burgess registered as their place of "Religious Worship.' We have been informed upon reliable authority that Wm. Burgess lived near the site of Shiloh, Camden Co., N. Č. The above paper is endorsed on the back "To be Registered for Paul Palmer." LETTER FROM JOHN EGAN TO COL. JAMES BLOUNT, COL. OF CHOWAN MILITIA. Mrs. Parsons, Apl. the 2nd, 1779. Dear Colonel, I am very much surprised at the delay of these men that should have sent over to me. you I have been here now a whole week and not a man yett. I am much afraid you leave it to Some Body Else to Doe-while you Doe you never will gett them to gether for the are a sett of lazy Raskalls that hate to leave the fire side. You promised me you would turn out in search of them yr self for if you Doe not you never will get them together. All the troops on this side is a marching every day, the last of them is gone this Day for Kingston. Consider Colonel I am a poor young fellow and am all this time at my own expence in a tavern. I can't afford it any longer and hope you will take my case into Consideration. Pray Sir if you can't gett anney more men pray Lett me Know that I may if you think proper sett off without anny. Yr. Humble Servt., To James Blount, Esq., JOHN EGAN. Col. of the Militia in Chowan. GOV. PHILLIP LUDWELL'S ORDER RELATING TO LAND GRANTS. "Whereas ye Lords & Absolute Proprietors of Carolina having granted by a deed under their hands and Great Seale of their Province bearing date the 1st day of May, 1668 that ye Inhabitants of Albemarle should hold their Lands of them upon the same termes and Condishons that Lands weer then held at in Virginia. This is to give notice that all persons whoe Proves their rights may have warrants out of the Secretaryes office to the Surveyor and Pattens Granted in pursuance of the said deed to be taken out the next meeting of the Assembly and soe from time to time as they shall have their Lands Surveyed. Given under my hand and Seale this 20th day of November, 1693. To. Maj. Alex. Lillington, PHILL LUDWELL. High Sheriff of Albemarle County, who is hereby ordered to publish this in Pascotank precinct. PETITION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE UPPER PART OF LITTLE RIVER, PERQUIMANS PRECINCT. "The Humble Petition & Adres of ye Inhabitants of ye uper part of Littel River in Perquimans Precinct Showeth that thy petitioners have made a Convenient Rode from this Paquimans to this River and have labored much upon it made many bridges and one very long good one over ye sd Littell River, and have injoyed our labor this 15 years but now some persons that lives lower down ye sd River that never did much work upon Any rode, have patitioned ye precinct Courte for an Order & obtained it to make a bridge Lower down & to Alter ye Rode & Comand us to work upon it so that we must be forsed to ceep two Rodes which will bee such A hardship Apon us that we are not able to Comply with do therefore beg ve the honble the Gen'l Court to do us that Justis to reverse that order and if they will have an other Rode & bridg let them doe it as we have done ourselves and each Party maintain their own Rode. We subscribe our Selves ye King's good subjects ye Lords Proprietors Servants free born Englishman and ye honors faithfull friends, ye 15th 5th mo., 1721. Thos. bosell, Wm. bosell, Edward Modlin, Andrew Reed, Sam'l Nicholson, Nathaniel Albordson, Christofor Nicholson, Zachariah Nixon, Michs Morpell, Thomas Montique, Jeames hibuinos. RESTORATION OF BURRINGTON TO THE GOVERNOR North Carolina, Ss. SHIP. The Examination of John Richard, of Edenton, in Chowan Precinct being of full age and sworn on the holy Evangelists. "Sayth that or on about the twenty-fifth day of January last, he the said Examinant being at the house of Col. William Maule on the West Shore comonly called "Maule's Haven" in discourse with one Mary Gilbert a servant or house-keeper to the said Maule, she told this Examinant that in the morning of the same day she heard Thos. Spires, Deputy Marshall drink to Mr. Burringtou's restoration as Govern'r and at the same time he said that he made no doubt but that he would be restored to the Governmt again and also that wisht he would or words to that purpose." Taken and sworn to this 5 day of February, 1725. before me, W. Badham, Just. Pac. JNO. RICHARD. AN ACT OF ASSEMBLY MADE IN YE YEAR 1689, CAPT. JNO. GIBBS BEING THEN GOVERNOR AGAINST PROBIOUS LANGUAGE BEING GIVEN AGAINST YE LATE GOVE'R LORD SOTHEL. (Original in Court House at Edenton, N. C.) Whereas to ye disturbance of ye peace of this County by Sundry persons in their meetings and merriments Cast forth sundry opprobious words against ye late Gove'r Lord Sothell as well as against ye late transactions of this County wch may prove very prejudicial; and for ye better Establishing of Unity & tranquility amongst ye inhabitants here of be it enacted by ye Palatine, &c. That if any person or persons whatsoever Residing between this County shall revile, utter publish declare or cast forth any opprobious language against any person concerning ye late Transactions of this County whereby to cause animosities and disaffection amongst any ye Inhabitants of this County all such so offending shall upon due proof suffer on month's Imprisonment without bail or maniprize or be amersed at ye pleasure of ye Court. of The Lords Deputies at ye making this Act was Speaker Jno. Nixson Burgess; Capt. Henderson Walker, Jon. Lewis, Jon Wingate, Tho. Pollock, Jon Pilpott, Tho. Jarvis, Coll. Will Wilkinson, Rich'd Sanderson, Thos. Miller, Jon. Hunt. PETITION FROM PROTESTANT DISSENTERS OF BAY AND NEUSE RIVERS. "North Carolina Ss. To the Honourable John Montgomery, Esq., Chief Justice of this Province. The Humble Pet. of several Protestant Dissenters within the afores'd Province. We your Honours, Petitioners Protestant dissenters, Inhabitants of Bay River and Nuse River humbly shew that we your honour's petitioners have been often interrupted & finally debarred meeting together in Bath County for want of a Registered Meeting-house in said County, as the Law directs. Therefore in order for accomplishing the same, we addressed the County Court held in Bath in June last with our humble petition for a house at Bay River to be Registered for our Publick Worship, which although the law allows us that priviledge yet it was Refused. Therefore as Children to a father, for Relief, so we come to your honour, humbly praying that your honour would be graciously pleased to treat our petition & grant us the house of Mr. Robert Spring & the house of Mr. Nathaniel Draper at Flea Point formerly belonging to Mr. Amos Cutrel, that we may have the sd houses Registered for places of public Worship; it being a Reasonable request agreeable to the Laws of the Land. We doubt not but your honour will in Justice grant us our Request, your honour's compliance herein shall be thankfully acknowledged by your honour's poor petitioners & very humble Servants, and in duty bound will ever pray. April 25th, 1742. Signed, John Pearce, Lazarus Pearce, James Jones, Benjamin Fullpher, Joship Fullfer, Wm. Fulpher, Nathan'l Draper, Thomas Lewis, Nicholas Purefor, Thos. Fulpher, Wm. Robinson, Jno. Jacob Grinder, Samuel Willis, Geo. Graham, Robert Spring, Amos Cutrell, Jno. Jacob Hoover, Jno. West, Josiah Harte, John Church, Abraham Warren, Lamuel Harvy, James Purser. MAGAZINE ACCOUNT. The County of Chowan their account of 5 shillings Levey for the year 1743 for Erecting a Magazine. £ s d £ s d By 1126 Tithables for the sd year c 5s.... 16 17 10 150 0 0 112 10 0 2 2 2 281 10 0 281 10 0 281 10 0 Oct the 20th this day appeared before me Peter Payne and made oath on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God that the above account of Taxables for the year 1743 is just and true & that does not know of any more but insolvents. JOS. ANDERSON. PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO BERTIE COURT HOUSE, 1741. North Carolina, Bertie County, Ss. At a Court began and held for said County at the Court House on Timber Branch on Tuesday the Tenth day of November Anno Domini 1741. Present, Peter West, Will'm Cathcart, Needham Bryant, Esqrs, &c. Persuant to an Act of Assembly Entituled An Act for Erecting the upper part of Bertie County into a county by the Name of Northampton County and for regulating the Limits Between Society Parish and the Northwest Parish of Bertie and for removing the seat of Bertie County Court. Impowering the Court to settle orders and Methods for erecting a sufficient Court House, prison and stocks in such place as to them shall seem most Convenient. The Court doth on Muture deliberation order and adjudge that the South side of Stony Creek, at the Plantation of Joseph Barradial be and is hereby declared to be the most fit and convenient place for Errecting the said Edifices and it is further hereby ordered that a Court House of the Demensions of Thirty-Two feet Long and Twenty-four feet wide and a Scemi Circle and other ways in proportion, also a Substantial prison of the Dimensions of Twenty-four feet long and Twelve feet wide; also a Sufficient pair of Stocks, be forthwith Built at the place aforesaid and that Collo. Benjamin Hill, Mr. Thomas Hansford & Col. Peter West or any Two of them, be and hereby appointed Commissioners to agree with any Person or Persons to Perform the said work in the most effectual manner and to purchase Two acres of Land in the place aforesaid for the uses aforesaid, And it is further Ordered that the Sheriff Collect from every Tythable in this County, the sum of Two Shillings proclamation money and pay the same deducting Commissions into the Hands of the said Commissioners for the uses aforesaid. North Carolina, Bertie County, Ss. At a Court began and held for said County, at the Court House on Timber Branch on Tuesday the Ninth day of February Anno Domini 1741, (think it should be 1741--2). Present William Cathcart, Peter West, Needham Bryan, John Harrell, Thomas Whitmell, James McDowall & James Castellaw, Esqrs., &c. Read this day the Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of this County, showing that the Petitioners are Informed that at the Last Session of the General Assembly of this Province An act was passed, by which the County of Bertie was Devided and made Two Countys, the one of which to retain the name of Bertie and the other to be Called Northampton. That by the said Law the Petitioners are Informed that the Justices of the Respective Countys were Impowered |