Chowan County NcArchives Court.....Blewlet - Naturalized, Abraham 1722
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Source: Colonial Records
Written: 1722

Act of Assembly
1722 October 29

North Carolina scilicet. At a General Biennial Assembly held at Edenton Octo. 
the 29th 1722. The following lawe was made and ratified.

An Act for naturalizing Abraham Blewlet. Whereas Abraham Blewlet a native of 
Scotland haveing for many years past been resident in this Government and 
behaved himself upon all occassions with great loyalty and readyness to serve 
the Government and humbly prays to be naturalized, and haveing taken the oaths 
as by lawe appointed be it enacted by his Excellency etc. and by the authority 
of the same.

It is hereby enacted that the said Abraham Blewlet be reputed deemed and taken 
as one of his Majestys natural born subjects in this Government, with full 
power to have take and purchase and enjoy any goods and chattles, land, 
tenements, and hereditaments, and the same as well what his is now possessed 
of as what he shall hereafter purchase or lawfully possess, to give, grant, 
bargain, sell, and dispose of in as full and ample a manner to all intents and 
purposes as any his Majestys natural born subjects can or may.

                                Wm. Reed, C. Gale, J. Lovick,
                                R. Sanderson, T. Pollick,
                                E. Moseley Speaker
Recorded
J. Lovick Secretary

[Colonial Records of NC - Records of the Executive Council, 1664-1734, p. 500]

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