Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1 752. 563

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Wednesday
the 20^th Day of September in the second year of his Lordships
Dominion Annoq Dni 1752

Present
The honble Benjamin Tasker Esq^r President
Edmund Jenings Esq^r | Daniel Dulany Esq'
Col Charles Hammond | Benedict Calvert Esq^r

Read the following Examination of M^r Joseph Chew

September 20^th 1752

Then came before me the Subscriber One of his Lordships
Justices of the Provincial Court M^r Joseph Chew of Prince
Georges County and made Oath on the Holy Evangelists of
Almighty God that on the 8^th day of July last past there was
Stolen from him One Molatto man one Negro man one Negro
Boy and a White Servant man a Horse and Sadie and Sundry
other things the Property of the said Joseph Chew who from
the Information he has had from Sundry of his Neighbours
has Reason and verily believes the af^d Slaves Servant and Horse
were Stolen by Samuel Chew & John Chew, and the af^d Chew
further makes Oath that he has Reason to believe from the
Information of his Neighbours that the af^d Samuel and John
Chew do Intend to Return Soon to Maryland with an Intent

Lib. C. B.

to deprive him of all that he has in the world and that he is
Informed and verily believes that they the Chews have Joined
Perkins's Gang who is the head of a Band of Thives who
frequently make a Practice of Stealing Horses & other things
out of this Province and the said Joseph Chew further makes
Oath that he heard Samuel Chew Swear that he would Shoot
M^r W^m Digges through the Body if he endeavoured to Appre-
hend him the said Samuel
Sworn to before
Geo. Steuart

Upon reading the aforegoing Deposition It is Ordered that
the following Proclamation issue

By the honble Benjamin Tasker Esq^r Gov and Com-
mander in Chief in & over the Province of
Maryland

A Proclamation

Whereas It appears to me that on the 8^th Day of July last
One Mulatto Man, One Negro Man, One Negro Boy, one
White Servant Man A Horse and Saddle and sundry other

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