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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 on the words following to wit: The State of Maryland Sd. To the Chief Justice, associate Justices and Sheriff of [Seal] 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 so forth; which said plea as it is said still remains before you our said Justices, and determined; and we being willing for divers causes that the plea aforesaid undetermined as aforesaid, should be heard and determined by the Judges of our General Court; Therefore we command you that you have the dody 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 so forth. Hereof fail not at your peril and have you then and there this writ. Witness the Honorable Samuel Chase Esquire, Chief Judge of our said Court, the 9th day of October Anno Domini 1792
Issued the 17th day of October, Anno Domini 1792
WO. Jno. Gwinn Clks
Which aforegoin writ of Habeas Corpus being by the Court here allowed it is ordered by the same Court that all things relating to this premises be tranmitted accordinly:-
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Elie Williams Clk