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| − | Inclosed is a recommendation for sherifs for the county of Botetourt and as I have the honour to be first on the list take liberty of requesting the favour of your Lordship to grant me the commission; I should have attended upon the division of the county to set forth my claim had I not been prevented by sickness which confin’d me at home, but | + | Inclosed is a recommendation for sherifs for the county of Botetourt and as I have the honour to be first on the list take liberty of requesting the favour of your Lordship to grant me the commission; I should have attended upon the division of the county to set forth my claim had I not been prevented by sickness which confin’d me at home, but hope anything that was then done will not prejudice me now; it may perhaps be thought that the court in leaving out W. Woods did not pay proper regard to your Lordships appointment, but as the court looked upon your authority in this case to be no more than it would have been in the death of a sherif where the power of appointment would have |
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My Lord Inclosed is a recommendation for sherifs for the county of Botetourt and as I have the honour to be first on the list take liberty of requesting the favour of your Lordship to grant me the commission; I should have attended upon the division of the county to set forth my claim had I not been prevented by sickness which confin’d me at home, but hope anything that was then done will not prejudice me now; it may perhaps be thought that the court in leaving out W. Woods did not pay proper regard to your Lordships appointment, but as the court looked upon your authority in this case to be no more than it would have been in the death of a sherif where the power of appointment would have