Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1 747. 399

By his Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor & Com-
mander in Chief in & over the Province of
Maryl^d

A Proclamation

Whereas the present General Assembly of this Province
stands prorogued to the first Day of March next, And Whereas
his Majestys Commands signifyed to me by his Grace the
Duke of Newcastle require their Meeting before that Time I
have therefore thought fit with the Advice of his Lordships
Council of State to publish and make known that the said
General Assembly meet and be held at the City of Annapolis
on Monday the fourteenth of this Instant December And to the
Intent that All Persons concerned may have due Notice thereof
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 as they will answer
the Contrary at their Peril Given at the City of Annapolis this
first Day of December in the 33^d year of his Lordships Domin-
ion Annoq Dni 1747

His Excellency having communicated to this Board a Re-
port made to him by the Justices of Ann Arundel County
Court of their having passed Sentence of Death at their last
November Court held for the said County on a certain Negro
Man named York for Horse stealing and It appearing to this

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Board by the said Report that the s^d Negro bears a very ill
Character, It is therefore the humble Advice of this Board to
his Excellency that he be pleased to order a Warrant to issue
for the Execution of the said Negro York on Wednesday the
9^th Instant, which Order issued accordingly.

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