This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00CE_01C32868.E8D83860 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey Guys Here some stuff on one of Stephen & Elizabeth 'Betsy' Cleland Jarboe's son William Smith Jarboe. Looks as if William S. was trying to take advantage of a land oppertunity, along with a few others. Welcome any comments and corrections.. JARBOE, WILLIAM SMITH (MO) to JENIFER, DANIEL OF ST. THOMAS. Dates: 1780, Feb. 10. Registering a claim to British property. MSA S 1004-80-5742 MDHR 6636-58-81 Location: 1/7/3/63 Maryland State Archives Finding Aids & Indexes Biographical files available from SPECIAL COLLECTIONS (Legislative History Project Collection) MSA SC 1138 Envelope: David of St. Thomas Jenifer, Esqr. Annapolis Montgomery Co Wm S. Jarboe inform Of British property of I- - - Letter: Sir, I S - - g - - an information some time ago with your Brother, of some British property lying in the County who Promise to communicate the fame to you and send me an answ(e)r upon the subject, a certain Richard Todd, and English man died some 17 or 18 years ago and left no Heir in this County but some relatives in Britain, he died Interstate and Mr. William Ofutt Maguire as a --------- administrator on the Estate, and now has in his possession a considerable part, -- apprehend from information that if this property can so esteemed as British property and of coarse liable to confiscation, In as the first informer are entitled to a part thereof Please to inform me your mind here on and how I am to procure Further and you will oblige. Yr H(um)ble Servant Feby 10th. 1780 Wm Smith Jarboe Montgomery County 58/81 Next letter in sequence Envelope: To Danl of S. Thom Jennifer Esqr ----- for the State of Maryland 10th May 1780 Capt Edw Norwood Application for 1000 ac Demanded of Hydes ---- Called Pearson ------- m------ lying in Balt. County Letter: Sir, I herby discover and make known to you that a tract of lands call Pearson Encampment lying in Baltimore County near the head of Patapsco river and containing one thousand acres of British property there said have being the property of the heirs of John & Samuel ----- (Todd?) or one of them formerly Merchants in London and I Do declare the right of confiscation for the fame under the act of assembly proper last ----- ------ certain promise in the G--------- C--------- I am Sincerely Very ------- ------- Edw Norwood 9th May 1780 58/82 Envelope: Dan'l of St Thomas Jenifer Esq Annapolis___ From Willing Morris Swannwick Letter: Sir, Philad'a Aug. 24th. 1780 We have Rec'd your entries forward date the 11th. August. your Bill in Sav. of M. Merryman Shall be paid and your acct letter accompany and we shall always be equally happy to meet with any occasion of being feasible to you as we very Sincerely are Sin Your -----Servant Willing Morris Swannwick Dan'l. of St. Thomas Jenifer Esq Annapolis 58/83 Envelope: The Honorable Dan'l of St. Thomas Jenifer Annapolis ___ Cecil County Thomas Wattsons Application Letter: Hon'd Sir, I was so unfortunate when your Honor was in Cecil County in June 1780 selling the confiscated Manor, as not to be informed thereof, when I would have easily satisfied your ---- -----, that I have by virtue of a Deed from a London Company executed about --- years ago a ---- of law which your --------- sold to a certain William Singleton, which I trust would have ----- your ------ from making such Sale, and ---- same ------- both to Singleton and myself, as I was ------- to bring with of judgment against him to Cecil County ---- ----- ---- and --- to pray that a -------- may be entered against a right -------- from the State of Maryland in his ----- half. I have the ------- to be Your --------- ----- ------ September 10th 1780 And most Honorable Servant Thom Wattsons 58/84 Envolpe: Unreadable Letter: I honorably Certify that I am Hugh - -----p C------ of ------------ of the State of Maryland T----- ----- five hundred Acres of Land in Connception (?) Manor, Cecil County if there shall be ---- many Vacant after the Tenants ---- seller on J Manor and the document continues but only a few words can be read. Oct 31, 1780 Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Esquire 58/85 ------=_NextPart_000_00CE_01C32868.E8D83860 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; name="[email protected]" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="[email protected]" BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:;[email protected] FN:[email protected] EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[email protected] REV:20030601T230914Z END:VCARD ------=_NextPart_000_00CE_01C32868.E8D83860--