Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97. 175

    Governrs His Excellency Representing that he had pursu- Lib. H. D.

           ant to their sacred Majts Royall Instructions care

    Madam fully Examined and Stated the severall Accounts oBlackistons        .

    Accot relat- Nehemiah Blakiston Esqr their mats late Receiver

    ing to the and Navall Officer of Potomock District relating to

    Revenue &Ca  .

           the publick Revenue in his hands &ca And finding

    the said Accounts much perplexed, yet notwithstanding is

    made Appear to be due from the Estate of the sd Blackiston to Whitehall

    their Mats vpon state of the whole matter the Sume of

      the Admix having delivered Bills to his EXnCY to the Value of

    One hundred & ffive pounds, seaven shillings & Eight pence

    strl in part satisfaction of the same for which he had given

    Receipt to the Administratrix, and accordingly delivered at

    the Board the said severall Bills vnto the Honoble Edward

    Randolph Esq' DeptY Auditor vnder the Honoble William

    Blathwayt Esqr Auditor Genll and. George Plater Esqr their

    Mats Receiver & Attorney Genll by them to be Negotiated and

    to Receive the Residue from the Admrx in Tobo at six shillings

    p Cent, it appearing to be a desperate Debt

    Order'd to The said Bills runing payable to Coll Copley late p. 94

    indorse the Governor decd therefore Esqr Tench Administrator

    Bills as of the said Governor Copley is Ordered to indorsAdmr to            .

    Govr the said Bills for their Majts Use.

    Copley The List of the Bills is as follows Vizt

      A list of the Bills of Exchange delivered to his Excellency

    ffrancis Nicholson Esqr by the Admrx of Nea Blackiston late

    Receiver and Navall Officer of Potomock District in Maryland

    being in part of the Ballance of Accounts due to their Majts

    from the said Nea the said Ballance being (as the Accounts

    are now stated) 190 lb: 16s:

    List of Bills Imprimis William Chandler on Mr

    change dd Thomas Warne & Compa in Ply-  lb s d

    by Madam mouth                    1 1 :00: oo

    Blackiston

    to his Exncy Ditto on Ditto      04 : 18: 04

           John Winsloe on Mr John Ive Mercht

            in London                13 : o6: o8

    Ditto on Ditto                   01 : 11 :o6

    Ditto on Ditto                    02 :00: 00

    Jacob Chubb on Mrs Elizabeth Drady02 : 00: 00

    Ditto on Ditto                   04 : 01: o8

    Ditto on Ditto                   07: 14 : 00

    Gustavus Hamilton on M^r James ifoules Mercht

     in London                       12 : 16 :03

    Ditto on Ditto                   02 : 00: 00

    Ditto on Ditto                   02 : 18: 04

    Ditto on Ditto                   03: 14 : o8