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The Commonwealth of Virginia
To the Justices of the Peace for the County of

Gentlemen, greeting :

KNOW YE, That we, trusting to your fidelity and provident circumspection in
diligently examining Elizabeth Baylor, [crossed out, illegible] on behalf of the plaintiff [crossed out, illegible]
[crossed out, illegible] Thomas R. Rootes.
in a certain matter of controversy now depending in Superior Court of Chance-
ry, directed by law to be holden in the town of Frederickburg, wherein Thomas
John Daingerfield is plaintiff: and Thomas R. Rootes admor [torn, illegible] [will?]
annexed of John Baylor, the younger, deceased, who was executor and devisee of
John Baylor, the elder deceased and executor and surviving executor of George
Baylor, deceased, and as adminstrator of Francis Baylor: John Nicholson in right of his
wife Fanny, George D. Baylor, and John Baylor, sons and devisees of John Baylor the younger deceased: and Thomas
R. Roote, administrator with the will annexed of John Baylor the younger, deceased, who was admin-
istrator of Francis Baylor dec^d. Robert Baylor, Walker Baylor, Lucy Armistead, Jasper S. Clayton, Eliza=
beth Baylor John Nicholson and Fanny his wife distributees of Francis Baylor deceased, defendants,
authorise and requre you, or any two or more of you, that at such certain days and
places as you shall appoint you assemble yourselves, and the witness, aforesaid be-
fore you, you call, and cause to come, and diligently examine on the Holy Evange-
lists of Almighty God, and her examination, into our Superior Court of Chan-
cery, directed by law to be holden in the town of Fredericksburg, aforesaid, distinctly
and plainly you send and certify enclosed, returning also this writ. Witness JOHN
TAYLOR FORD, Clerk of our said Court, at Fredericksburg, this 27^th day of
December 1823, and in the 48th year of the Commonwealth.

By order of the Court
Teste
TJ Ford. C.C.

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Daingerfield
vs
Rootes