Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1749. 453

him for which this shall be your Sufficient Warrant. Dated at
Annapolis this 14^th day of June in the 35^th Year of his Lord-
ships Dominion Annoq Domini 1740.

Lib. C. B.

Seale | Sam: Ogle
Seale | Benj. Tasker
Seale | Geo. Plater
To M^r John Gassaway high
Sheriff of Ann Arundel
County

Seale | Cha: Hammond
Seale | Sam: Chamberlaine
Seale | P. Thomas.
Seale | D. Dulany
Seale | Rich^d Lee.

The Sheriff of Ann Arundel County having brought Thomas
Davison before this Board in pursuance of his Warrant the
said Davison was Examined as follows.

The Examination of Thomas Davison Master of the Ship
Mary now at Anchor in Patuxent River

This Examinant Saith that after his taking in a Loading of
Salt at the Isle of May he went to the Island of S^r Jago to
water where he staid two days in taking in his water and on
the second day a Certain Edward Lope a Black Man and his
son made an Offer of Selling to him Six Negroes or Blacks
which he understood to be Slaves Whereuppon this Exami-
nant Agreed to buy them if the said Lope would bring them
on Board and this Examinant should Like them, And in the
Evening of the same day the said Lope brought three Negroes

in this Examinants Long Boat on Board of his Ship, and this
Examinants Doctor returned with the said Lope in his Boat
and fetched the other three Negroes for which said Six
Negroes this Examinant Paid the said Lope in his Cabin on
board of the said Ship in Money and Goods according to the
Value this Examinant and the said Lope agreed they were
worth.
Tho: Davison
Annapolis 14^th June 1749.

At the Request of the said Captain Thomas Davison
Summons issued for the Chief Mate Second Mate, Doctor
and Carpenter of the said Ship and such of the Sailors as
Sailed in her from England to the Isle of S^t Jago and from
thence into this Province to Appear before this Board on
Tuesday the twentieth day of this Instant June.

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Thursday
the 22^d Day of June in the 35^th year of his Lordps Dominion
Annoq Dom. 1749.

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