About the middle of December,
1999, I was forwarded a message that had been posted to a "Rootsweb"
message board. It told of an old document that was being auctioned off
on the ebay page. Interestingly enough, it pertained to one of the
Daffins from 1779 in Maryland. In fact it is Charles Daffin, who bought
and built onto what became the "DAFFIN HOUSE" and "DAFFIN FARM" in Caroline
County, Maryland.
Well, of course, I did not
buy it, but I got the photo image of it! Check it out below. I was going
to try and transcribe it, but there were a few little words and swirly
letters that stumped me. Maybe when I have more time I'll try again, or
perhaps somebody else can help.
Here is the description of the
item and the image:
Title of item: Maryland Eastern Shore Sheriff Writ 1779
Price: Starts at $55.00
Item Description:
An early manuscript sheriff's writ from Caroline
County in the center of Maryland's eastern shore dated 1779.
It is an order for Nicholas Dyal to be brought before the
justices at the county court at Melvill's Warehouse to
answer to a charge of trespass brought by Charles Daffin.
Signed by William Richardson. A nice embossed seal
is at upper left. Overall very good condition. Add $2.00
P&H in U.S.
There is a JPEG image of the document and it's clear enough to make
out
another name, it looks like Wm
Dickinson. |
If you want to see a larger, clearer copy
(and longer downloading), I have a page to go to....
CLICK
HERE!
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