Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1742. 293

9^th february 1742

Ordered by his Excellency the Governor that the present
General Assembly of this Province which stands prorogued to
the first Tuesday in March next be further prorogued to the
second Tuesday in May next being the 10^th day of the same
Month and Proclamations issued accordingly.

At a Council held at the House of his Excellency the Gov-
ernor on Friday the 27^th day of February in the 28^th year of
his Lordships Dominion Annoq Domini 1742

Present
His Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r Governor

Lib. C. B.

The honble

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Col Charles Hammond

Col Levin Gale
Daniel Dulany Esq^r

Whereas in Order to induce the Northern Indians to come
into some Part of this Province to treat with this Government
It is necessary to provide for their Subsistence in coming
hither, and Col Gale going to Philadelphia, is desired by this
Board to take Care to provide in a proper manner for the
Subsistence of the said Indians in their Iourney to this Prov-
ince and whatever He shall expend or engage for on that
Occasion to be repaid him out of the Fund of three pence p
hh^d for Arms.

At a Council held at the house of his Excellency the Gov-
ernor on Thursday the 17^th day of March in the 28^th year of
his Lordships Dominion Annoq Domini 1742

Present
His Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r Governor
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r Col Levin Gale
The honble Edmund Jenings Esq^r Philip Thomas Esq^r
Col Charles Hammond Daniel Dulany Esq^r

Col Gale having been lately at Philadelphia lays before this
Board the following Letters and Account

S^r
Last Summer when M^r Chase and I went to Shomakin on
a Message from Governor Ogle to the Six Nations to invite
them to Annapolis, Shikellimo a Chief of the Six Nations who
resides at Shomakin undertook to carry that Message to

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