146 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-May 17, 1701 .

Original
Journal.

be not adviseable to propose the same to the house of Dele-
gates for their Advice to prevent their removall
To which it is the Opinion of the Board that there is no
Occasion of any such Proposall to be made to the house in

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reguard that if the Indians are disposed to go to the Province
of Pensilvania we do not know how to prevent it, and further
that this Board seem to be pretty well Assured that the said
M^r Pen upon his Excellencys L^re to him will not give them
any Encouragement harbour or Protection in his Province.
The Petition of Liev^t Col^o William Whittington together
with John Hendry and Comp^a Merch^ts which is as followeth
viz.

Maryland ss.
To his Ex^cy Nathaniel Blakiston Esq^r Governor in Chief.

William Whittington of Somersett County in the Province
afs^d in the behalfe of himselfe together with John Hendry &
Comp^a of the said County most humbly representeth.
That the last year past I the said Whittington did Ship on
Board the good Ship Barbados Merch^t William Fletcher
Comand^r twelve hh^ds of Tobb^o which said Ship did Load in
Chickonessex Creek in the County of Accomack in Virginia
and the said John Hendry on the account of himselfe & Part-
ners (whereof M^r Ja^s Round was one Concerned) did in the
same year Ship on Board the Good Ship Experiment of Liver-
pool then riding in Pingotoge in Accomack County Cavalier
Christian Comander and belonging to Leaverpool seveanty
four hh^ds of Tob^o which together with the said twelve hh^ds were
all of the Growth & Production of Maryland, and although

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Certificates for the same were produced and sent down with
the Sloops which Transported the said Tobbacco by the re-
spective Comanders as af^d att their Clearing of Said Ships yet
the Navall Officer appointed for Accomack District, then being
the s^d Certificates did not Allow of, so that the Impost of 2^s p
hh^d we were Constrained to pay as Virginia Duty before the
said Ships Could be Cleared, and Since his Ex^cy Francis
Nicholson Esq^r his Maty's Governo^r of Virginia is att present
here
It is humbly represented to your Excellency That such
Measures may be taken as to Yo^r Ex^cys Wisdom may be
thought Expedient,
And as in Duty bound shall ever pray &c.

May 15^th 1701

Being read it is recomended to the Governo^r of Virginia to
be laid before the Councill there for Reddress and withall