Linda I'm trying to remember where I read that Robert ABELL won an election for sheriff but was rejected because he was Catholic and did not own enough property for bond equity and got pissed and moved to Ky. On 10/12/1785 Journal of State Council Archives of Md. 1784-1789 (p53) Election for sheriff of St. Mary's Co. Robert Abell had 490 voters and John Cartwright 485 votes, but Robert did not have sufficient property to render him eligible & Cartwrighr returned as Sheriff. *********************** Tom On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Linda Reno <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > > > I'm currently working on a project for the St. Mary's County Sheriff's > office in developing a history of that office from 1637 to the present. > Several men ended up (or were already in) what would eventually become > Charles County. That would include William Boarman, Joshua Doyne and > several others. > > > > If you have any information or stories on Sheriffs and would be willing to > share, I'd love to have it. > > > > Also, we're looking for portraits and/or pictures, diaries, any > memorabilia. > > > > > I do have a list of the Sheriffs if you'd like to have it. As you know, > there are no attachments allowed on the lists, so contact me and I'll send. > > > > Thanks for any help! > > > > Linda Reno > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Linda: Could you send me the list.  [email protected] Thanks MaryJo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Jennings" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 11:09:34 AM Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Sheriff's History Linda I'm trying to remember where I read that Robert ABELL  won an election for sheriff but was rejected because he was Catholic and did not own enough property for bond equity and got pissed and moved to Ky. On 10/12/1785 Journal of State Council Archives of Md. 1784-1789 (p53) Election for sheriff of St. Mary's Co. Robert Abell had 490 voters and John Cartwright 485 votes, but Robert did not have sufficient property to render him eligible & Cartwrighr returned as Sheriff. *********************** Tom On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Linda Reno <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > > > I'm currently working on a project for the St. Mary's County Sheriff's > office in developing a history of that office from 1637 to the present. > Several men ended up (or were already in) what would eventually become > Charles County.  That would include William Boarman, Joshua Doyne and > several others. > > > > If you have any information or stories on Sheriffs and would be willing to > share, I'd love to have it. > > > > Also, we're looking for portraits and/or pictures, diaries, any > memorabilia. > > > > > I do have a list of the Sheriffs if you'd like to have it.  As you know, > there are no attachments allowed on the lists, so contact me and I'll send. > > > > Thanks for any help! > > > > Linda Reno > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >   ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Tom. Here's the full information below. All about as clear as mud. Linda 10/12/1785: The Board took into Consideration the following Election and Return of Sheriffs for St. Mary's County Vizt. "We the Subscribers Justices of the Peace for St. Mary's County, having being Summon'd by Samuel Abell Esqr. Sheriff to attend at the Gen'l. Election, to keep the peace and Judge of the Election of Sheriffs and on the final close of the Poll, having examin'd the Ballots, they appeared as follows viz: for Robert Abell four hundred and ninety, for John Cartwright four hundred and Eighty five, and for James Thompson sixty one legal Ballots, But as it appears that neither Robert Abell nor James Thompson have property sufficient to render them eligible to the Office, according to the Form of Government, We do hereby return John Cartwright, as duly elected he possessing every Qualification required by the Constitution. Given under our hands this the Sixth Day of October 1785. Vernon Hebb Will Kilgour Which Election and Return this Board adjudged to be unconstitutional : because the Constitution and Form of Government require for Special Reasons that two Persons be chosen, who are eligible and duly qualified, and that the Governor Commission the One so eligible and duly qualified who has the majority of Ballots Whereas by the Justices' Return for the said County only one Person is returned duly qualified the other Candidates mentioned in the return being adjudged by the Justices to be disqualified And this Board are of Opinion that agreeably to the Constitution the Justices have the exclusive Right of deciding upon the Qualifications of the Candidates for the Sheriffs Office. Whereupon it is Ordered that a New Writ of Election issue for sheriffs for the said County. And a New Writ issued accordingly. (Journal of the State Council, 1784-1789, Archives of Maryland, Vol. 71, p. 53). -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thomas Jennings Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 11:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Sheriff's History Linda I'm trying to remember where I read that Robert ABELL won an election for sheriff but was rejected because he was Catholic and did not own enough property for bond equity and got pissed and moved to Ky. On 10/12/1785 Journal of State Council Archives of Md. 1784-1789 (p53) Election for sheriff of St. Mary's Co. Robert Abell had 490 voters and John Cartwright 485 votes, but Robert did not have sufficient property to render him eligible & Cartwrighr returned as Sheriff. *********************** Tom On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Linda Reno <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > > > I'm currently working on a project for the St. Mary's County Sheriff's > office in developing a history of that office from 1637 to the present. > Several men ended up (or were already in) what would eventually become > Charles County. That would include William Boarman, Joshua Doyne and > several others. > > > > If you have any information or stories on Sheriffs and would be willing to > share, I'd love to have it. > > > > Also, we're looking for portraits and/or pictures, diaries, any > memorabilia. > > > > > I do have a list of the Sheriffs if you'd like to have it. As you know, > there are no attachments allowed on the lists, so contact me and I'll send. > > > > Thanks for any help! > > > > Linda Reno > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message