File C/142. - From John James,

Writer gives a list of twenty persons who were sworn burgesses in 1727; he will make what objections he can to those bur[gesses] that polled for 'him'; he will send recipient a fine goose from Mr Jones the parson's lady, but could not buy a turkey in the market or at home that was fit to send; he will send everything recipient directed except certain poll books in a case to Mr Edmonds, and will bring the present poll book up with him if he must come; he has received £9.13.10, Mr Holl's arrear of fee farm. P. S. Tho[ma]s Lewis, gent., made a bur[gess] in 1727 was the D[octo]r's father; 432 burgesses have been sworn at Rayader from 1768 to 1774.