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well the aforesaid Elisha Lackland by his Attorney aforesaid, as the said
Lakin Dorsey by William Owings his Attorney: Thereupon day is given
as well to the said Elisha Lackland as to the said Lakin Dorsey by the
Court here until the first Monday of December next, - At which day
to wit the first Monday of December in the year last aforesaid come
here again the parties aforesaid by their Attorneys aforesaid, and
the aforesaid Lakin Dorsey by his Attorney aforesaid produces to
the court here a certain writ of Habeas Corpus closed in the words following
to wit: The State of Maryland Sd. To the ^Chief Justice, associate^ Justices and Sheriff of
Washington County, Greeting: Whereas a certain Lakin
Dorsey late of Washington County is detained in the
prison of our said County under the Custody of you our said Sheriff at
the suit of a certain Elisha Lackland of a plea of trespass on the case
and soforth; which said plea as it is said still remains before you our
said Justices, undetermined; and we being Willing for divers causes
that the plea aforesaid undetermined as aforesaid, should be heard
and determined before the Judges of our General Court; Therefore we
command you that you have the [body?] of the said Lakin Dorsey by
whatsoever name or names he may be called in the plea aforesaid
together with the cause of his caption and detention and all things
thereto relating before the Judges of our General Court to be held at
the City of Annapolis the second Tuesday of May next, that the
Judges of our General Court may further proceed therein, as to
Justice appertains and soforth. Hereof fail not at your peril
and have you then and there this writ. Witness the Hounourable
Samuel Chase Esquire, Chief Justice of our said Court, the 9th day of
October Anno Domini 1792

Issued the 17th day of October: Anno Domini 1792
WO. Jno. Gwinn Clk

Which aforegoing writ of Habeus Corpus being ^by^ the Court here
allowed it is ordered by the same Court that all things relating
to the premises be transmitted accordinly: —
Test
Elie Williams Clk