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may give to the Assembly, and indeed that is the Reason
why I have wrote so long a Letter to you, who know these
Matters much better than I do.
I am with perfect Esteem, and a very sincere Respect
Your Excellencys
Most Obedient humble Servant
His Exc^y Sam^l Ogle Esq^r Anthony Palmer Pres^t

Upon reading the aforegoing Letter It is the humble
Advice of this Board to his Excellency that he send the follow-
ing Answer thereto.
Annapolis 31 May 1748
Sir
Our Assembly has now been sitting for three Weeks, and
the Lower house came to a Resolution some time ago not to
make any Allowance for the Indians; This I deferred giving
you an Account of, as the Gentlemen of the Council, out of
their great Inclination to promote this Service, flattered them-
selves, that We might be able to induce them to change their
Sentiments, but as We now begin to despair of doing any thing
to the purpose, I give you this Notice, very much to my Morti-
fication, having done every thing in my Power to have
answered your reasonable Expectations
I am S^r
Anthony Palmer Esq^r Y^r most humble Servant
Pres^t Council Pens Sam: Ogle

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday the
7^th of June in the 34^th year of his Lordships Dominion Annoq
Domini 1748.

Present

His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

The honble

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Col George Plater
Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Col Charles Hammond
Sam^l Chamberlain Esq^r
Daniel Dulany Esq^r

Col Edward Lloyd
Benjamin Young Esq^r
Col Benjamin Tasker
Richard Lee Esq^r
Benedict Calvert Esq^r

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the fol-
low^s Papers

The Case of Several of the Back Inhabitants of Prince
Georges County.

p. 331

The receivers of the Quit Rents have some times Impow-
ered Persons in the Back woods to Receive the Rents which