Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1749. 465

Six Negroes (which he bought at S^t Jago) in M^r Samuel
Galloways Vessel at the Expence of thirty Guineas, and Nine
Pounds Current Money of this Province, and has given
Security to him for the making good any damages he may
Sustain on Account of his said Vessels being detained for
their delivery. And further has been Obliged to give Bond
to Mess^rs Skinner and Ireland to give them Counter Security
for that Indemnification to M^r Galloway, besides Lodging in
their Possession all the Profits Accruing on this Voyage ;
which your Petitioner will greatly stand in need of, for the
support of his family and Paying Tradesmen in London when
he gets there.
Your Excellency is also well acquainted with the Bond first
given with you of two hundred Pounds Sterling for the send-
ing those Negroes to the aforesaid Island of Madera and as it
is more than Probable that by this time (the dangers of the
Seas Excepted) they have reached that Place, Your Peti-
tioner humbly begs Leave to hope that your Excellency will
in this Particular Case Commiserate his hard fate thro' the
whole Course of this unhappy affair, and that his Ship being
in a Little time to Sail; Your Excellency will with your wonted
and Established Character & Clemency Admit him to take in
the Last mentioned Bond of two hundred Pounds Sterling
Whereby he may be Enabled to depart this Province in better
Circumstances than he at Present Labours under.
Your Excellencys favour in this will in a Particular manner
Lay him under a greater Regard to your Excellencys favour
& Prompt him to Pray for your welfare and Success, as he will
be in duty Bound &c^a
Tho^s Davison

Lib. C. B.

Upon reading the said Petition and considering the Condi-
tion of the Bond entered into by Captain Davison It is the
Opinion of this Board that nothing can be done therein, until
there is an Account of the said Vessel at the Island of Madera.

At a Council held at the house of his Excellency the Gov-
ernor on Wednesday the 13^th Day of Decem^r in the 35^th year
of his Lordships Dominion Annoq Domini 1749

Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

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The honble

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Col Charles Hammond

Daniel Dulany Esq^r
Benedict Calvert Esq^r