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162 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1739.
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At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Friday the
18th of May in the twenty fifth year of his Lordships Dominion
Annoq Domini 1739.
Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esqr Governor
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The honble
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Col Matt, Tilghman Ward
Benjamin Tasker Esqr
Philip Lee Esqr
George Plater Esqr
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Edmund Jenings Esqr
James Hollyday Esqr
Col Levin Gale
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His Excellency having communicated to this Board the
Reports made to him by the Judges of Assize of the Eastern
and Western Shoars of the Proceedings in their several Circuits
held in April last, And it appearing by the Return of the Justices
of the Western Shoar that they had passed Sentence of
Death on a certain John Watson of Mary's County for break-
ing open the Store house of Captn Stoleman & stealing there-
out a considerable Quantity of Goods, and that he is a no-
torious Offender; And it appearing by the Return of the lus-
tices of the Eastern Shoar that they had passed Sentence of
Death on a certain Richard Giant for Murder, and also on a
Certain Richard Jackson for burglariously entering the House
of a Certain Richard Wells & taking from thence a Knife of
the Value of One Shilling, and that he is a Boy about Sixteen
Years of Age; It is therefore the humble Advice of this Board
to his Excellency that he would be pleased to grant a Pardon to
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the said Richard Jackson, and that a Warrant might issue for
the Execution of the aforesaid John Watson, which Pardon
and Warrant his Excellency ordered accordingly and foras-
much as the aforenamed Richard Gyant has broke the Goal of
the Sheriff of Queen Anns County and escaped therefrom,
that his Excellency be pleased upon his being retaken, to
order Warrant to issue for his Execution.
At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Friday the
25th of May in the twenty fifth year of his Lordships
Dominion Annoq Domini 1739.
Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esqr Governor
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The honble
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Col Matt: Tilghman Ward
Benjamin Tasker Esqr
Philip Lee Esqr
George Plater Esqr
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Edmund Jenings Esqr
James Hollyday Esqr
Col Charles Hammond
Col Levin Gale
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Ordered that His Excellencys Letter to Charles Carrol
Esqr Mr Carrol's Answer thereto, and His Excellencys Reply
be here entered
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