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360 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1746.
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And as a further Inducement to the Inhabitants of this Prove
to Inlist, I hereby make known to them, that I am authorized
to appoint such Officers as are to command each Company ;
In Consequence whereof I shall endeavour to make the Com-
mand as agreable to the Men as the Nature of the Service will
admit
And I do hereby Strictly Charge and require the several
Sheriffs of this Province to make this my Proclamation Publick
in their respective Counties in the usual manner, and also to
affix Copies thereof in the most Publick Places of their said
Counties as they will answer the Contrary at their Peril Given
at the City of Annnpolis this 7th day of June in the 32d year of
his Lordships Dominion Annoq Domini 1746
J Ross Cl. Cond.
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At A Council held in the Council Chamber on Thursday the
12 day of June in the 32d year of his Lordships Dominion
Annoq Dom. 1746
Present
His Excellency Thomas Bladen Esqr Governor
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The honble -
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Benjamin Tasker Esqr
Edmund Jenings Esqr
Colo James Hollyday
Colo Charles Hammond
Saml Chamberlain Esqr
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Philip Thomas Esqr
Colo Edward Lloyd
•Benjamin Young Esq
Colo Benja Tasker
Richard Lee Esqr
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P. 260
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His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the follow-
ing Letter.
Whitehall April 9. 1 746
Sir
I am commanded to acquaint you, that his Majesty has been
pleased to Order five Batalions of his Troops under the Com-
mand of Lieutenant General St Clair, to go from hence, as soon
as Possible, with a sufficient Convoy of Men of War, to Louis-
burg, in Order to be employed together with the Regiment of
Major General Frampton which has been some time Ordered
to Embark for Louisburg, and with the two Regiments sent
thither from Gibralter, and also with such Troops as shall be
Levied for that Purpose in North America for the immediate
Reduction of Canada: And I am commanded by his Majesty
to signify his Pleasure to you (as I do to the other Govrs of
the said Colonies) that you should forthwith make the neces-
sary Dispositions for raising as many Men as the Shortness of
the Time will permit, within your Government to be employed
in Concert with his Majestys regular Forces, on this Important
Service. It is hoped that Lieutenant General St Clair will be
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