Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1748. 427

able board shall Joyn be a Committee to wait upon his Excel-
lency and Lay the same before him accordingly
Sent up for Concurrence
T: Hutchinson Spk^r

In Council June 10^th 1748. Read and Concurr'd and Sir
William Pepperell and Samuel Danforth Esq^r are Joyned in
the affair
By Order of the Board W^m Pepperell

Upon reading the aforegoing Letter It is the humble Advice
of this Board to his Excellency that he be pleased to send the
following Answer thereto.
Annapolis 7^th July 1748
Sir
Your Favour of the 11^th of last Month by the Post did not
reach this Place before the fourth Instant, and I have taken
the first Opportunity of communicating it together with your
General Courts Resolutions to the Council, But We observe
that the Time fixed for the Meeting leaves Us no Room to
deliberate upon any Measures which Our Willingness to com-
ply with your Expectat^ns might suggest as expedient for that
purpose.
We can have no Fund without the Assemblys Assistance to
fulfill any Engagements or even defray the Expences of Com-
mission^rs and repeated Experience of the Lower houses Refusal
to raise any supply to secure the Friendship of the Indians
would take from Us every Prospect of succeding on this
Occasion, if even they could have been consulted, and Com-
missioners sent before the time of Meeting and more espe-
cially, as the Virginia Government is not desired by your Gen-
eral Court to be advised of this Interview, since the Inhabitants

Lib. C. B.

of that Colony will be always thought by Our Lower House
to be as nearly interested as Ourselves in keeping up a good
Understanding with the Six Nations
Your Design is so much for the Service of his Majesty, and
Safety of his Subjects in these Northern Plantations, that I am
truly concerned I can only give you my good Wiches for it's
Success
I am Sir
W^m Shirley Esq^r Your most ob' hble servant
Gov^r of New England. Sam: Ogle

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Friday the
26^th Day of August in the 34^th year of his Lordships Dominion
Annoq Dni. 1748.

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