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prosecute the said M^r Chew for such his Offence; And It is
the humble Advice of this Board to his Excellency that upon
his M^r Chews making public Submission in the Court where
such Prosecution is had against him His Excellency be pleased
to grant a Note prosequi thereon

Upon the Application of the honourable Levin Gale Esq^r
Iudge of the Land Office to this Board for their Approbation
of his Removal of the Records belonging to the said Office
from the Stadt house wherein they are now lodged to the
Repository built in this City for the safe keeping the Records
of this Province; the Offices in the said Stadt house being at
this time repairing, and which Records should they be con-
tinued therein, might be very much injured, and be of great
Disadvantage to the People of this Province; It is therefore the
Opinion of this Board that such Removal thereof be very
adviseable
Upon the Application of the honourable Edmund Jenings
Esq^r Secretary of this Province, to this Board for their Appro-
bation of his Removal of the Records belonging to the
Secretarys Office from the Stadt house wherein they are
now lodged to the Repository built in this City for the safe
keeping the Records of this Province, the Offices in the said
Stadt house being at this time repairing, & which Records
should they be continued therein, might be very much injured
and be of great Disadvantage to the People of this Province ;
It is therefore the Opinion of this Board that such Removal
thereof be very advisable.
Read the Petition of William Govane preferred to this
Board in the following Words.

To His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor of Maryland
and the honourable the Members of his Lordships Council

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The humble Petition of William Govane of Baltimore
County Merchant
Humbly Sheweth.

That your petitioner sometime in August last was Arrested
by virtue of the Warrant of Richard Caswell Gentleman one
of his Lordships Justices of the Peace for the County of Balti-
more at the Suit of Aquilla Paca Gentleman another of his
lordships Justices of the Peace for the same County for the
Sum of 454 1/2 pounds of Tobacco pretended to be due to the
said Paca from your Petitioner and thereupon Carried before
the said Caswell. That the said Paca produced no other
Evidence to make Good his Charge Against your petitioner

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