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desired by him, wherefore we request your Attendance on that
Day accordingly
We are &^ca
Col^o Eleazer Oswald, Balt^o W^m Whetcroft Annap^s
Jn^o Gray, And^w Wilson, Ja^s Welch, Cha^s Williams,
Jn^o Hammond, Cha^s Leavly, Gerrard Hopkins and
Englehard Yeiser, Baltimore

[Council to W. Goddard.]

In Council Annapolis 17^th July 1779
Sir.
We have appointed Monday the 26^th Ins^t for hearing the
Parties with their Witnesses on your Memorial presented to
this Board against the Conduct of Mess^rs Spear, Calhoun
Lindenberger & Van Bibber as Magistrates, when we expect
all concerned will attend here
We are &^ca
M^r W^m Goddard

[Council to W. Spear and others.]

In Council Annapolis 17^th July 1779
Gent.
Inclosed you will receive a Copy of a Memorial exhibited to
this Board by M^r William Goddard complaining of your Con-
duct as Magistrates. We have appointed Monday the 26^th
Ins^t for hearing all Parties thereon at which Time we request
your Attendance here with the Witnesses you may think
proper to have examined on the Occasion. We do not claim a
Power to compel the Attendance of Witnesses but if our
Request will be an additional Inducement to those whose
Evidence may be thought material, to attend, we shall readily
use our Instances for that Purpose, with any Body to whom
they may be necessary
We are &^ca
W^m Spear, Ja^s Calhoun, Geo. Lindenberger
and Abraham Van Bibber Esq^rs

C. B.

Monday 19 July 1779

Present as on Saturday except Thomas Sim Lee Esq^r
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Col^o John
Thompson four thousand Pounds to be expended in the
Purchase of Wheat & Flour & Accounted for