156 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1738/9.

Lib. C. B.

Morris late of the said County dec'd (who left a Child or Chil-
dren under age) to One John Regan a Man of no Substance
without taking any kind of Security, by Colour of which Admin-
istration the said Regan possessed himself of and wasted the
little Estate which belonged to the said Morris
That the said Comry having so very lately received the said
Information has not yet had Time to enquire into the Truth
of it, but intends to do it as soon as possible, and to that End
writ to the said Stokes on the said 16^th Instant.

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The said Commissary humbly prays the Directions of Your
Excellency and the honble Council in this Affair, either to put
the said Stokes' s Office Bond in Suit, in Case the Fact shall
appear on Examination into it to be as 'tis represented, unless
he the said Stokes will immediately give sufficient Security to
indemnify the Orphan or Orphans of the deceased or to take
such Measures as shall be thought necessary to secure the
Interest of the said Orphan or Orphans
D Dulany Comry
feb^ry 20. 1738.

Upon reading the said Representation It is the Opinion of
this Board that the Consideration thereof be postponed until
M^r Dulany has made the further Enquiry he intends

His Excellency communicates to this Board the following
Complaint made to him by M^r Samuel Smith.

To his Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor of Maryland

The Complaint of Samuel Smith One of his Ldps Justices
of the Peace for the County of Ann Arundel

Most humbly Sheweth
That not long since M^r Thomas Norris made a Complaint
to your Complainant as a Magistrate against a Negro of M^r
Samuel Chews setting forth, that the said Negro did in a most
violent inhumane & barbarous Manner assault wound and
beat, a Negro Woman of his the said Norris's so that of her
Life it was despaired: Upon which Complaint your Compl^t
issued his Warrant against the said Negro, notwithstanding
which the said Chew stood in Contempt and skreened his
Negro from Justice until the said Norris applyed himself unto
M^r Dulany, who in a friendly and amicable Manner writ to the

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said Chew informing him of the Danger of such Behaviour,
and with all advising him immediately to bring his said Negro
to Justice, upon which Caution and Advice the said Chew
suffered his said Negro to appear before Your Complainant