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formation from several creditable Persons that One John
Emerson a practising Lawyer in the Province of Pensylvania
and an Assembly Man in that Government, and One Robert
Buchanan Sheriff of Lancaster County in the said Province
have by Virtue of some Authority which they have or pretend
to have from the Government of Pensylvania laid in wait to
take this Deponent Prisoner, and to carry him to some Goal
in the said Province, and have frequently declared and sworn
that they would take this Deponent either dead or alive; and
that they have offered large Rewards to several Persons to
take this Deponent either dead or alive, and to set his this
Depont^rs house on fire, And this Deponent further deposeth
and saith that he is really afraid that the said Emerson and
Buchanan will do this Deponent some personal Injury or
destroy his Property, or cause the same to be done, and for
Cause of such his fear, besides what is herein before set forth,
this Deponent deposeth and saith that three Men came from
Pensylvania to Joppa in Baltimore County who confessed that
they were sent thither on Purpose to entice this Deponent to go
along with them towards his this Deponents own house with
Intent to surprize and seize this Deponent on the Road, and
that they the said Emerson and Buchanan with several Others
in Company with them took One William Canon of Balti-
more County who is a Constable and some other Persons on
the Road about ten Miles to the Southward of this Deponents
Plantation and stayed at the Place some considerable time to
wait for this Depon^t and not meeting with this Deponent tied
and carried away the said Constable whom they still detain as
a Prisoner as this Deponent hath been credibly informed
Tho^s Cresap.
Sworn to before the Gov^r & Council
this 26^th of March 1735
Test J Ross Cl Cone.

The Consideration whereof is referred to the next Council
Day.

His Excellency acquaints the Board that he has drawn an
Order on Samuel Young Esq^r Treasurer of the Western Shoar
payable out of the Duty arising from the three pence p hh^d
for Arms &c to John Young for fifteen pounds seventeen
shillings and six pence being for 4 mo 23 da salary for his
cleaning the Arms &c. ending 4^th of June Anno Dom 1734;
and that he hath appointed by Commission Onorio Razolini
of the City of Annapolis Master Gunner and Store Keeper in
the Room of the said John Young, and that he likewise drew
an Order on Sam^l Young Esq^r payable out of the Money aris-

Lib. M.