460 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1749.

Lib. C. B.

from the Island of S^t Iago into this Province shall be Safely
Transported and Landed at the said Island at the Expence
Costs & Charges of the said Thomas Davison, and in Case
any of the said Negroes or Blacks shall happen to die or not
be delivered on the said Island of S^t Jago that the said Thomas
Davison his Executors or Administrators shall pay to the
Owner or Owners the full worth of such Negroes or Blacks as
shall die or not be delivered as aforesaid And if the said

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Thomas Davison his Executors or Administrators shall make
Satisfaction to the Owner or Owners in the said Island of the
said Negroes or Blacks or any of them for all such damages
as may be claimed by the said Owner or Owners by Reason
or means of the said Negroes or Blacks being brought from
the said Island as aforesaid then this Obligation to be Void
Otherwise to Remain in full force and Virtue in Law
Tho^s Davison Seal
Sealed & Delivered Tho^s Ireland Jun^r Seal
in Presence of Jn^o Skinner Seal
Charles Menzies
Joseph Skinner
Jon^a Slater

It is the humble Request of this Board to his Excellency
that he would be pleased, by the same Conveyance Captain
Davison sends the Negroes from this Province to Madera
which is the readiest Passage he can get from hence in order
to their being sent to the Island of S^t Iago; to write the fol-
lowing Letters to be sent with them

Sir
By the Inclosed Papers you will find Six Blacks or Negroes
were brought into this Province, Where on Information they
were Clandestinely taken from S^t Iago, I had them Secured
and now make Use of this Conveyance as a Readier Passage
to that Island than any Other which could happen directly
from hence.
The Master of this Vessel is directed to make his Address
to you And I hope after Perusing the Letters and Papers you
will Seal direct & deliver that Inclosed for the Governor or
Commanding Officer of your Island as also the Other Letter
& Examinations which I doubt not of Your Indeavouring to
forward with the Negroes through his Assistance to S^t Jago
by the first Opportunity

To the British Consul
at Madera