Petition, DE, Sussex, William Burroughs 1786

Petition of WILLIAM BURROUGHS for leave of Court.

To the worshipful Justices of the Court of Common Pleas now sitting at Lewes for
the county of Sussex in he Delaware State.

The petition of WILLIAM BURROUGHS of the county of Kent, cordwinder.

HUMBLY SHEWETH that a writ of venditioni exponas issued out of your court bearing
test the fourth day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty five to CORD
HAZZARD, Esq., late high Sheriff of the county of Sussex, aforesaid, wherein he was
commanded that the lands and premises of JONATHAN BURROUGHS by him seized and taken
in execution and remaining in his hands unsold, he should expose to sale and have
that money before the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas at Lewes aforesaid on
Wednesday the third day of August then next ensuing to render to NATHANIEL YOUNG,
ROBERT YOUNG, WILLIAM POLK and GEORGE BLACK for their debt and damages in said writ
mentioned at which day the said CORD HAZZARD did return the by virtue of the writ
aforesaid to him directed he had exposed to sale the lands in the said writ
mentioned of which he had given due notice throughout his bailiwick and the same
was purchased by the aforesaid WILLIAM BURROUGHS for the sum of one hundred and
thirty three pounds of lawful money of the Delaware state, he being the highest
bidder and that the best and highest price and that he had that money ready to
render to the said NATHANIEL & ROBERT YOUNG as by the said writ he was commanded.

That the said CORD HAZZARD was discharged from his office without making any deed
of conveyance to your petitioner for the said land.

Your Petitioner, therefore, prays your worships to grant an order to the present
high Sheriff to make and execute a legal deed of conveyance for said land and
premises to your petitioner his heirs and assigns forever, pursuant to an act of
the assembly by and in such case made and provided.

And your petitioner will ever pray & c.

WILLIAM BURROUGHS, Jr.

Lewes, August 10th 1786




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