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brought in and it is highly necessary for the Dispatch of the
Business and the Convenience of the Creditors of the Public,
that you appoint a new Board as soon as well may be.
The House of Delegates

C. C.

Friday 20^th March 1778.
Present on yesterday.

Richard Sprigg Esquire resigns his Office of Chancellor to
this State by delivering the Seal to the Governor in Council
and at the same Time declaring that he did by that Act of
delivering the Seal resign his Office of Chancellor of this State
which Resignation was accepted.
John Rogers Esquire is appointed Chancellor of this State
and the Seal of this State thereupon delivered to him by the
Governor in Council, Whereupon the said John Rogers quali-
fied as Chancellor before the Governor by taking the several
Oaths prescribed by the Constitution and Form of Govern-
ment and subscribing a Declaration of his Belief in the
Christian Religion and also the Oath of Fidelity and Support
to this State and the Oath of Chancellor prescribed by the Act
of Assembly.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Captain
Bennett Matthews one hundred Pounds for the use of the
Galley Independence on Account.
Jonathan Johnson of Ann Arundel County and Benjamin
Earle of Queen Anne's County took the Oath of Fidelity &
Support to the State according to the late Act & Cert^a given.
Whereas an Order passed this Board on the 13^th Day of
this Instant month of March reciting amongst other things
that no Affidavits or Proofs had been transmitted to this
Board against the Rever^d John Patterson requiring the Sheriff
of Baltimore County to discharge the said John Patterson from
his Custody. And Whereas the said Order was founded on
mistake William Bordley Esquire having transmitted to this
Board the Evidence taken before him on Oath and also cer-
tified the sayings and Speeches of the said John Patterson
before him. Wherefore it is ordered that the said former
Order be suspended and that the Sheriff of Baltimore County
discharge from his Custody the said John Patterson on his
giving Bond to this State in the Penalty of one thousand
Pounds with sufficient Security to be approved of as such by
some Justice of the Peace for Baltimore County Conditioned
for his the said John Patterson peacably and quietly demean-
ing himself and for his not doing any matter or thing against
this State or the Independency or Government thereof during
the present War with Great Britain.

C. B.