Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1738/9. 1 55

His Excellency having communicated to this Board the
Report of M^rs Robert Gordon Benjamin Young and William
Rogers, who, by Virtue of a special Commission of Oyer and
Terminer and Goal Delivery for the County of Ann Arundel,
had passed Sentence of Death upon One Ralph Jones and
Negro Isaac the Slave of James Mouall for a Burglary and
Robbery by them committed; & that they also passed Sen-
tence of Death upon Negro Jack the slave of John Norris for
a Murder by him committed; and it appearing to this Board
by the Return of the said Justices that the said Negro Isaac
had bore a good Character and was a real Object of Com-
passion & as such recommended by them to his Excellencys
Mercy; It is therefore the humble Advice of this Board to his
Excellency, that he would be pleased to grant a Pardon to the
said Negro Isaac; and forasmuch as the said Ralph Jones is a
notorious Offender, and the Crime of which Negro Jack was
convict being Murder, It is the Advice of this Board that his
Excellency be pleased to order Warrants to issue for their
Execution; which Pardon and Warrants his Exccll^y ordered
accordingly.

Lib. C. B.

At a Council held at the Governors house in the City of
Annapolis on Tuesday the 20^th Day of February in the twenty
fourth Year of his Ldps Dominion Annoq Domini 1738.

Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

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The honourable-

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
George Plater Esq^r
Edmund Jenings Esq^r

James Hollyday Esq^r
Col Charles Hammond