464 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1749.

Lib. C. B

His Excellency having communicated to this Board the
Report made to him by the Justices of Assize of their Pro-
ceedings in Ann Arundel County, whereby It appears that

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5 they had passed Sentence of Death upon a certain Charles
Elliott a Servant to Nathaniel Folson for Horse Stealing, and
It appearing also by the s^d Return that the af^d Charles Elliott
is young and that He is an Object of Mercy, It is the humble
Advice of this Board to his Excellency that he be pleased to
grant a Pardon to the said Elliott upon his leaving the Prov-
ince immediately, which issued accordingly
Ordered that the Clerk of this Board draw an Order on
Col Charles Hammond Treasurer of the Western Shoar
payable to M^r Henry Walls or Order for Twenty five Pounds
Sterling being his years Salary as Armourer of this Province
ending the 29^th of September last to be paid out of the Duty
of 3^d p hh^d for Arms.

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Saturday the
25^th of November in the 35^th year of his Ldps Dominion
Annoq Dni 1749.
Present

His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

The honble

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Col George Plater
Ed. Jenings Esq^r

Col Charles Hammond
Benedict Calvert Esq^r

Col Hammond acquainting this Board that as Treasurer of
the Western Shoar he has Bills of Exchange in his hands
arising by the Duty of 3^d p hh^d for Arms to be transmitted to
England, but M^r Adams the Person appointed by the Act of
Assembly for the Treasurers to transmit the same to being
dead, He is therefore desirous to have the Directions of this
Board, to whom He shall send the said Money who are of
Opinion that He may safely remit the same to the Executors
of the af^d M^r Joseph Adams
His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the fol-
lowing Petition.

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To his Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor & Com-
mander in Chief in and Over the Province of Maryland.

The Petition of Thomas Davison Mariner and Master of
the Ship Mary now Riding at Anchor in the River
Patuxent.
Humbly Sheweth

That your Petitioner in Pursuance of your Excellency &
Councils decree hath Shipt off to the Island of Madera those