Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1739/40. 193

all such Orders and Instructions as you shall from time to time
receive from myself or any other Governor in Chief of this
Province for the time being Lastly I do hereby grant unto
you to hold this Commission during Pleasure Given under
my Hand and Seal this twenty second Day of January in the
twenty fifth Year of his Lordships Dominion Annoq Domini
1739
This Commission read and approved in Council.

At a Council held at the House of his Excellency the Gov-
ernor in the City of Annapolis on Thursday 13^th Day of March
in the twenty fifth year of his Lordships Dominion Annoq
Domini 1739
Present

His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Col Charles Hammond

Col William Hammond of Baltimore County having re-
turned the Gun delivered to him out of the Publick Magazine
by the Governors Order, and this Board having viewed the
same; do find that it is very much damaged and almost
spoiled; It is therefore the Opinion of this Board that the

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Clerk thereof do write to the said William Hammond acquaint-
ing him thereof; And It is hereby Ordered that the said Gun
be delivered to the af^d William Hammond upon his paying
for the same to the honourable Col Charles Hammond for the
Use of the Publick the sum of being the Price the said
Gun cost in England, and that he be also informed thereof by
the Clerk of this Board, but if the said William Hammond
refuses to pay the aforesaid Sum; It is likewise ordered that
he be prosecuted according to Law.

At a Council held at the House of his Excellency the Gov-
ernor in the City of Annapolis on Monday the 7^th Day of
April in the twenty fifth year of his Lordships Dominion
Annoq Domini 1740
Present

His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
The honourable - Col Charles Hammond
Col Levin Gale

His Excellency acquainting this Board that he hath this
Morning received an Express from his Grace the Duke oi

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