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Frederick County Sd. The State of Maryland To Henry Locker of
Boonsborough Washington County and State aforesaid
Gentleman Greeting you are appointed Commissioner
to examine Evidences in a cause defending in Frederick
County Court between Peter Brengle Appellant and George
French Appellee. Therefore you are hereby required
having first taken the oath hereto annexed and also administered the annexed
Oath to the person whom you shall appoint as Clerk to attend the execution
of this Commission that at such time and place as to you shall soon
convenient you cause to come before you all such Evidences as shall be
named and produced to you by either the Appellant or Appellee and that
you examine them on their corporal Oaths to hereby you adminstered
uopon the holy Evangely of the Almighty God touching their knowledge or
rememberance of any thing that may relate to the cause aforesaid and
that you cause notice to he given to the parties or their Attornies of the
execution of this commission before you execute the same and having
reduced the Depositions of the Witnesses so taken by you into writing
you send the same with this Commission close under your hand and
seal to the said County Court with all convenient speed Witness John
Buchanan Esquire Chief Judge of this said Court the first day
of February 1813. Issued the 23d day of March 1813.

Richard Potts. Atty for Appellant
Roger B. Taney Atty. for Appellee

Wm. Ritchie Clerk

Commissioners Oath -- You shall according to the best of your
skill and knowledge truly faithfully and without partiality to any or either
of the parties take the examinations and depositions of all and
every Witness and Witnesses produced and examined upon the Interrro--gations
now or which may hereafter before the said Commissioner
is closed he produced to and left with you by either of the said
parties

So help you God.
Sworn before George Nichols

Frederick County {?] The State of Maryland To Henry [Jocker?] of
Boonsborough Washington County and State aforesaid
Gentleman Greeting you are appointed Commisioner
to [?][?] in a cause defending in Frederick
County Court between Peter Breugle [?] and George
French appellee. Therefore you are [?] required
having first taken the oath hereto [?] and also administer the [?]
oath to the person whom you shall appoint as Clerk to attend the execution
of this Commission that at such time and palce as to you shall soon
convient you cause to come [?] you all [?] greviences as shall be
named and produced to you byeither the [?] or [?] and that
you examine them on their corporal oaths to [?] by you adminster
uopon the holy [?] of the almighty God to [?] their knowledge or
rememberence of anything that may relate to the cause aforesaid and
that you causes notice to he givento the [?] on their attornies of the
execution of this commission below you execute the [?] [?]
[?] the depositions of the [?] on taken by you into writing
you sever the oaths with this commission close under your hand and
seal to the said County Court with all convenient [?] [?] John
Buchanan Esquire Cheif judge of this said Court the first say
of February 1813. I [?] the 23 day of March 1813.
[?]
[?]
[?] Clerk
Commisioners Oath - You shall according to the book of your
skill and knowledge truly faithfully and without faithfully to any or either
of the parties take the examinations and depositions of all are
evrey [?] and with [?] produced and examined upon the [Interns/Interims?]
glories now or which may hereafter before the said Commissioner
is closed to produce to and left with you by either of the said parties
to gelp you God. [?] be love
George Nihols