The Testimonies for Henry Harford - Page 9 - Transcript
Business as he could wish, or they might reason=
ably expect.
A.C.Hanson
M.r Shepheard says with respect to the Accounts
preceding the Year 1768 they are so very irregularly
stated that it is not easy to collect any thing material
from them - Col. Lloyd had been the Agent, and was
so very irregular in his Accounts that Lord Baltimore
was obliged to remove him & to issue a Commission
for examining & auditing his Accounts.
With respect to the account of Remittances, M.r
Shepheard being questioned whether there may not
have been as well for the Sales of Lands as for the
Revenues, Says that the Agent accounted only for the
Receipts on Account of the Annual Revenue; There
were Commissioners for the Sale of Lands who accounted
separately for the Sales thereof*
*January 11.th 1788
M.r John Clapham
Confirms the
Truth of the Depositions
transmitted to M.r Prevost
and by him produced in
this Case @ formerly
Read.
March 6.th 1787
George Chalmers Esq.r Sworn
Says he resided in Maryland 12 Years from Aug.st
1763 till Sep.r 1775. His Profession was that of a
Barrister and Att.y at Law residing at Baltimore and
acted as Deputy Att.y General for the County of Harford
from ab.t 1772 till he left the Country. The technical
expression was Clerk of the Indictments, the Business
[Transcribed by Kyle Roberts]
