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All the Judges of the Supreme Court, with
David Grant
Thomas Bond
James Robertson
Robert Brereton
Thomas Stoakes Harris
Andrew Johnstone
Robert Donaldson
John Jaques, Esquires
KINGSTON
Custos, and Chief Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, the Hon. Paul Phipps, Esq.
Robert Brereton
William Elphinstone
Thomas Gray
Edward Bowes
James Robertson
David Duncomb
Robert Hibbert
John Jaques
Allan McLean
Robert Donaldson
Algernoon Warren
Andrew Cathcart, Esquires
are Assistant Judges of Common Pleas, and Justices of the Quorum.
Thomas Stoakes Harris
Rec. W. Morgan, D.D.
John Woolfrys
John Moore
George Parker
Archibald Thomson
William Collard
Ed. Marriott, Esquires
Coroner, James Dunn, Esq.
Clerk of the Peace, George Sieben, Esq.
His Deputy, John Sh. Somerset, Esq
Clerk of the Inferior Court, William Smith, Esq.
His Deputy, Mr. James Burnside
Clerk of the Vestry, Mr. Thomas Coleman Johnson
Assay-master, Mr. John Saunderson
Clerk of the Peace's Office, in the Court House.
Ditto of the Court, Mr. Urquhart's, Watch-maker
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Established in Kingston, 21st May, 1729
Trustees
The Commander in Chief
Four senior Members of the Council
Speaker of the Assembly
Chief Justice
Custos of Kingston
Four senior Magistrates of Kingston
Rector, Church-Wardens, and Vestrymen of Kingston
for the time being; together with six Inhabitants, to be chosen annually
Those for the present year are:
John Woolfrys
Charles Hall
John Moore
James Becket Sheperd
Stephen Cook
John Allan, Esquires
Hon. Paul Phipps, Esq., Treasurer
Teacher of the Greek and Latin languages, Alexander Cumine, A. M.
Writing-Master and Accountant, Mr. Walter Gibbes
Teacher of the Mathematics, Mr. Maurice West
Teacher of the French and Spanish languages, Mr. J. B. Grosicard
The number of boys now under tuition, 64
Girls, instructed in Reading, Writing and Accounts, 15
established in 1778.
Officers and Committee for the present year:
Thomas Gray, Esq., President
Thomas Bond, Esq., Vice-President
Robert Hibbert, Esq., Treasurer
Archibald Thomson
John Coppell
Hon. Paul Phipps
Charles Fuhr
John Westmorland
John Moore
William Dillworth
John McLean
John Jaques
Ralph Fisher
James Dick
Archibald Sinclair
Richard Lake
Allan McLean
James Sutherland, Esquires
Edward Marriott, Esq., Secretary
Note: Nine Members make up a Quorum to do business.
John Jaques, Esq., President
Dr. Langley, Physician
Doctors Drysdale and MacGlashan, Surgeons
Assistant Dr. and Supervisor, Dr. William Coakley
The Church-Wardens of Kingston, Treasurers
Andrew Cathcart
George Parker
Archibald Thomson
William Collard
Thomas Hibbert
William Savage
Alexander Duffus
W. Richmond
Richard Shea
Charles Hall, junior, Esquires
Note: Fire-Wardens are to be appointed by the Vestry held next after every 1st day of June.
instituted 28th July, 1783
Captain, William Anne Skinner, Esq.
Lieutenant, Matthew Brassnet [or Braffnet], and Robert Bennett, gentlemen
PORT ROYAL
Custos and Chief Judge, the Hon. W. Jackson, Esquire
Rev. John Scott
George Aikenhead
Robert Wood
John Henderson
Nicholas Reynolds
Ham. Lythgow
John Renny
Thomas Brooks
Joseph Woodhouse
R. Wetherell, Esquires
are Assistant Judges of the Common Pleas, and of the Quorum
Thomas Gray
Charles Ramsay
Hugh Lewis
William Gray
Benjamin Allen
John Innes
Stephen Attlay
J. Cunningham
Jer. Barton Esquires
Coroner, Clerk of the Peace, and of the Court, Thomas Denniss, Esq.
His Deputy, Mr. Henry James
Clerk of the Vestry, Mr. Nathaniel Coverly
ST. ANDREW
Custos, and Chief Judge of the Common Pleas, Hon. Charles Hall, Esq.
Hon. Paul Phipps
Daniel Moore
George Hobart
James Cockburn
John Player
Algernoon Warren
James Dickson
Hinton East
David Grant
Benjamin Moseley
Hon. James Wildman
Thomas Bond
Henry Browne
Zach. B. Edwardes
John Macdonald
Samuel Gregory
Simon Mackenzie
Thomas Gray
Edward Bowes
Harry Lumsden
Thomas Bourke
Philip Ph. Livingston
William Shackerley, Esquires
are Assistant Judges of the Common Pleas, and of the Quorum
Coroner, Andrew Brown, Esq.
Clerk of the Peace, John Stephen Roberts, Esq.
His Deputy, and Clerk of the Court and Vestry, Mr. Wickes Skurray
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Governors
Hon. Charles Hall, Esq., Custos of St. Andrew
Hon. Paul Phipps, Esq., Custos of Kingston
Daniel Moore
Thomas Gray
Edward East
Thomas Cockburn , Esquires
PORTLAND
Custos and Chief Judge, the Hon. William Wright, Esq.
George Minot
John Harris
James Williams
Charles Bryan, junior
Charles Hall
James Borton
John King, Esquires
are Assistant Judges and of the Quorum
Philip Ph. Livingston
Henry Browne
William Williams
Thomas Prince
T. T. Tyrrell, Esquires
Clerk of the Peace and Court, Mr. W. Wansbrough
ST. THOMAS IN THE EAST AND ST. DAVID
Custos, and Chief Judge, the Hon. Simon Taylor, Esq.
Hon. Samuel Alpress
Charles Irvine
Nathaniel Philips
Thomas Hercy Barrett
Benjamin Allen
Robert Richards
John Robertson
Joseph Orr
Thomas S. Harris, Esquires
are Assistant Judges of the Common Pleas, and of the Quorum
James Pinnock
Henry Browne
Lewis Cuthbert
John Bryan Brown
Thomas Cussans
Edward Marriott
Nathaniel Beckford
Phillip Ph. Livingston
John Grant
Daniel Crockatt
William O'Brien
John Hanson
John King
John Codrington
Sir T. Champneys, Baronet
Henry Shirley
Andrew Deans
William Harris
Philip Pinnock
William Kerr
Samuel C. Baillie
John Reeder
Thomas Gordon
John McQueen
James Thomson
Charles Bryan, junior
Thomas W. Milner
Robert McDermott
Robert Patterson
James Murray
James Donaldson, Esquires
Coroner, Clerk of the Peace, Court and Vestry, Thomas Harris, Esq.
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