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said Indians to pass without any Molestation or Disturbance
they behaving quietly and peaceably Given under my hand
& Seal this 13^th day of September Anno Domini 1744.

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Wednesday
the 14^th day of September in the 30^th year of his Lordships
Dominion Annoq Dni 1744

Present as Yesterday

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the fol-
lowing Deposition.

The Deposition of Joshua George

Who being duely sworn on the holy Evangels of Almighty
God deposeth and saith that about the latter End of May last
being in Company with M^r Nicholas Goldsborough of Talbot
County The Deponent said that he thought it a very hard
Affair the Sheriffs & others should not have some Recom-

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pence for their Trouble and Money expended on the Indians
who had been Committed or to that purpose He the said
Goldsborough answered that he thought It a very cruel Affair
on the Indians for that they had had M^r Ogles or Governor
Ogles Pass to meet, & then to molest them was very hard:
The Deponent then told him he had never heard of any such
thing, and that had It been so, probably it would have been
publick; He the said Goldsborough then said He had it from
a Man in Queen Anns County who had seen the Pass signed
by M^r Ogle; This Depon^t then answered 'twas strange that
Others or more had not seen the same thing, Our Conversa-
tion turned on the Indians that came down into Maryland,
and that were said to be Carrying on some Designs against
this Province, whether the Particular Nations of Indians were
mentioned or not this Deponent can't positively remember,
but this Deponent understood them to be the Shawans that
had had the Pass and further saith not.
Joshua George
14 Septem^r 1744

Memorandum that on the 14^th Septem^r 1744 personally
appeared Joshua George before me the subscriber one of his
Lordships Justices of the Provincial Court of Maryland &
made Oath on the holy Evangels of Almighty God that to the
best of his Remembrance the above Deposition is true
Sworn to before
Rob^t Gordon

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