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Whereupon the said Michael Howard and George Plater
Esq^rs take the several Oaths to the Government appointed by
Act of Assembly and likewise the Oath of a Councillor, and
severally subscribe the Oath of Abjuration and Test, and then
take their Places at the Board accordingly

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday the
twenty fifth Day of April in the Eighteenth Year of his Lordps
the Lord Proprietary's Dominion Annoq Domini 1732

Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Governor

Lib. M.

The

Honble

Charles Calvert Esq^r
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r
Col Matt: Tilghman Ward

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Michael Howard Esq^r
George Plater Esq^r

His Excellency produces to this Board a Paragraph of a
Letter from the Govern, of Pensylvania, and also a Copy of
a Letter which was sent from Samuel Blunston a Magistrate
of Lancaster County to M^r Charles at Philadelphia, complain-
ing of some ill Treatment used by One Cressap an Inhabitant
of this Province to some Indians living at Conestogoe
Advised that His Excellency be pleased to write to Cressap
to come down to him at Annapolis, and that he inform Cres-
sap, so long as he behaves himself well, he shall be protected
from any Insults of the Pensylvanians; and that it is the best
Method for him to live in Peace and Friendship with the
Indians; and it is also advised that his Excellency use what
means he thinks most convenient to induce Captain Civility
and the rest of the Indians to come down to Annapolis to
renew the Articles of Peace and Friendship already entered
by them with this Government

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday the
ninth Day of May in the Eighteenth year of his Lordships
the Lord Proprietarys Dominion Annoq Domini 1732

Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Governor

The
Honble

Charles Calvert Esq^r
John Hall Esq^r
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r

Col Matt: Tilghman Ward
Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Philip Lee Esq^r

His Excellency acquaints the Board that he has received

Information by Letter from the Sheriff of Prince Georges

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