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Lib. M.
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Government of the Probability of the Offenders Escape and
eluding by that means his Majesty's Justice prevail with that
Government to alter their Resolution.
We further humbly presume to lay before your Lordship
Our Unhappiness in not being able to procure from the
Government of Pensilvania the Release of those unfortunate
Sufferers who are still confined in Pensilvania Goals; This
Desire was refused on Pretence that Thomas Cresap the
Owner of the house had been guilty of a former Murder, and
that the Others were present at the aforementioned Confusion
where One of his Majestys Subjects was killed; That Accusa-
tion of a former Murder against the Owner of the house will
(We humbly hope) appear very extraordinary, when We pre-
sume to say, that a Man was killed by the Owner of the house
when the very same house was in the night Time attacked
and broke into some years ago by another Number of Pensil-
vanians; And the Owner in Defence of his house fired a Gun,
and shot the deceased in the Leg or Thigh of which Wound
he dyed; For this fact the Owner of the house was brought
to his Tryal in this Province, and the late Governor of Pensil-
vania was so sensible of this being the Truth of the Case, that
he often declared the Owner of the house ought not to be
accountable for that Mans Death
The Government of Maryland sensible of their Duty to his
Majesty and your Lordship for the Preservation of Peace
amongst his Majestys Subjects and Your Lordships Tenants
some Years ago proposed to the Government of Pensilvania ;
that both Governments should then immediately join in their
humble Representation to his Majesty for his Royal Interpo-
sition, And in the mean time not only to remove any new
Settlers on the Borders, but also to prevent any future Settle-
ments thereon 'till his Majestys Commands should be known :
Had this been agreed to, Our Borders had continued in
Peace, and his Majestys Subjects and Your Lordships Tenants
safe in their Lives and Properties
Our most Dutiful Attachment to His Majesty and the Laws
makes us incapable of retaliating those Injuries, but obliges
Us to have Recourse to Your Lordship, whose utmost Endeav-
ours We are assured will not be wanting on behalf of your
Tenants for the Preservation of Peace on Our Borders and
Tryal of these Violaters thereof, in Your Lordships Province,
where the facts were committed, and where they may receive
their deserved Punishment as well as for the Discharge of,
and Retribution of Damages to those unhappy Prisoners
Sam: Ogle
Benj. Tasker on behalf of the Council
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