Currituck County NcArchives Court.....Russell, Thomas 1713
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Source: Colonial Records
Written: 1713

Minutes of the North Carolina Governor's Council
North Carolina. Council
November 04, 1713 - November 05, 1713
Volume 02, Pages 65-73

[Council Journal.]

Att a Council holden at ye house of Capt Thos Lee in Chowan

Upon petition of Jno Whitby Showing that his wife who was the Widdow & Relect of 
Thos Russell Dec'd Obteyned Orders for Letters of Admtion on ye Estate of her 
said former husband in ye precinct Court of Corratuck by pretext of which ye said 
Court did exact security of his said wife in her widowhood and afterwards of him 
ye said Jno Whitby Obliging him to returne and Inventory of ye said Russell 
Estate to that Court of which he haveing failed the Deputy Marshall of the said 
precinct undr pretext of an Order of ye said Precinct Court Did break open his 
the Said Witbys house & Seize and Carry away his Household goods as also all his 
Catle and other things as well of right belonging to him ye said Whitby as wt was 
of ye 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 
Admtion in right of his said wife on ye afsd ThosRussells Estate and that the 
Said Deputy Marshall of Corratuck precinct Doe returne all ye Goods Chattles & 
Catle that he tooke under pretence of the afsd Order to the said John Whitby at 
his Owne house wth all convenient speed as he will answare ye Contrary at his 
Perrell without any Cost of ye said Jno Whitbeys either for ye Execution of the 
afsd Order or for the Delivery againe of ye Said Goods or of any proceedings that 
has been had thereon and that he returne an Inventory of ye Said Estate to ye 
Sectys Office pursuant to yepurport of his Said Letters of admtion & his Security 
Given thereon.


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