144 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1738.

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Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

The honble

Col. Richard Tilghman
Col. Matt :Tilgh: Ward
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Philip Lee Esq^r

Edmund Jenings Esq^r
James Hollyday Esq^r
Col Charles Hammond
Col Levin Gale

Read the Petition of several Inhabitants living in Prince
Georges County upon the Frontiers of this Province, praying
that a Garrison may be kept and maintained at or near an
Indian Pathway in order to secure the said Inhabitants from
any Insults or Barbarities that may be committed on them by
any Indians; Ordered that such Officers of the Militia as live
nearest the Petitioners have Notice, that they be ready to
attend and march to the Assistance of the s^d Petit^rs upon any
Emergency.
His Excellency having communicated to this Board the Re-
ports made to him by the Judges of Assize of the Eastern and
Western Shoars of the Proceedings in their several Circuits
held in September last, and it appearing by the Return of the
Justices of the Western Shoar that a certain James Wood
condemned by them for a Burglary by him committed, was
transported as a Convict into this Province, and that they could
offer nothing in his behalf to induce his Excellency to Mercy ;
It is therefore the humble Advice of this Board, that his Ex-
cellency be pleased to order a Warrant to issue for his
Execution.
His Excellency having laid before this Board the Copy of
the Record from Calvert County Court of the Conviction of a

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certain Negro Man named the Slave of of the said
County for a Certain Felony of Death by him committed; It
is the Opinion of this Board that his Execution be at present
suspended and referred to further Consideration, until such
time as the Attorney General may have thoroughly perused
and considered the Indictment and other Process against him
as by this Board he is desired to do and make Report thereof
with all convenient Speed.
His Excellency having this Day communicated to and laid
before this Board his Majestys late Order in Council dated the
25^th Day of May last past for carrying into Execution a late
temporary Agreement between the Right honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Province and the Proprietors of Pensylvania,
as also several Letters from the Governor of Pensylvania,
together with a Copy of the Agreement from the Lord Pro-
prietary this Day received by his Excellency inclosed in a
Letter to him from William Janssen Esq^r his Lordships Sec-
retary which Agreement is as follows.