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Excerpt from Some Worcester Matters: 1689 1743
There are but few facts now obtainable concerning Mr. Gookin, and these chiefly refer to his management of the responsible office of Sheriff.* His name first appears upon the records of the Court of Sessions of the new county in August, 1 7 32, when he presented for approval his first account of expenditures. The following November, for some unexplained reason, he withdrew this account and substituted another, which was allowed by the Court.
This action would not be noticed but for the facts hereafter mentioned. His second account presented and allowed by the Court in November, 173 3, is interesting as it shows a few of the duties of the Sheriff at that period. It is as follows 1.
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