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- (Research):Jan 1713/4: Upon Petition of Jno. Whitby shewing that his wife who was the Widdow and Relict of Thos. Russell Decd. Obteyned Orders for Letters of Administration on the Estate of her said former husband in the precinct Court of Curratuck by pretext of which the said Court did Exact Security of his Said Wife in her widdowhood and afterwards of him the said John Whitby Obliging him to returne an Inventory of the Said Russells Estate to that Court of which he having failded the Deputy Marshallof the Said Precinct under pretext of an Order of the aforesaid Precinct Court did break open his the said Whitbys house and Seized and Carryed away his Household goos as also all his Catle and other things as well of right belonged to him the said Whitby as what was the of the former Estate of the said Russell Contrary to Equity and Good Conscience. Whereupon it is ordered by this Board that the said John Whitby have Letters of Administration in right of his said Wife on the Aforesaid Thos. Russells Estate and that the said Deputy Marshall of Corratuck precinct doe returne all the Goods, Chatles and Catle that he tooke under pretence of the aforesaid Order to the said John Whitby byhis Owne house with all Convenient Speed as he will Answare the Contrary at his Perrill without any cost of the said Jno. Whitby's either for the Execution of the aforesaid order of for the Delivery againe of the said Goods or of any proceedings that has been had thereon And that he returne an inventory of the said Estate tot he Secretarys Office pursuant to the purport of his said Letters of Administration and his Security Given thereon. [Record of Executive Council Minutes, 1713, pp. 43-44]
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