Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 189

The humble Petition of John Stevenson in Behalf of him-
self and William Walton Esq^r of New York Merchant,
most humbly
Sheweth
That in Pursuance to an Agreement with the Governor,
and Royal Officers of Fort S^t Augustin by the said William
Walton he had contracted for one thousand Barrels of
Flour with your Petitioner to be delivered at Baltimore
Town to such Vessel or Vessels of his as should have Orders
to call for them; on the general Prohibition being ordered
from England for exporting Provisions to any neutral Ports,
the aforesaid William Walton applied to the Governor and
Council at New York, the Minutes of which I have laid be-
fore you who after maturely considering the Contract, and
being thoroughly satisfied that there was no Design to supply
the Enemy, gave Orders to the Custom House to clear out
his Vessels to Fort S^t Augustin, your Petitioner would most
humbly beg as the Trade of this Province is in a great Meas-
ure concerned, that your Excellency and Honours would
take it into your serious Consideration, and give Orders for
the clearing of a Sloop belonging to the said Walton that
will carry seven hundred Barrels of Flour, being Part of the
three thousand contracted for the Relief of the said Gar-
rison of Fort Saint Augustin, and to enable the said Walton
to comply with his Contract his Vessels to the Northward
being taken into his Majesty's Service as Transports.
And your Petitioner as in Duty bound shall ever pray &c.

Province of New York. At a Council held at Fort George,
in the City of New York, on Monday the 21^st Day of Feb-
ruary 1757:
Present

His Excellency S^r Charles Hardy Kn^t Captain General &c.

M^r Kennedy M^r Chambers
Lieut^t Gov^r Delancey
M^r Horsmanden M^r Smith

M^r Horsmanden from the Committee to whom the Me-
morial of William Walton Esq^r was referred by Order of the
31.. Day of January last, read and presented to his Excel-
lency the Committee's Report thereupon, which upon the
Question being put was agreed to, and approved of and
ordered to be entred in the Minutes, and is as follows.

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

May it please your Excellency
In Obedience to your Excellency's Order in Council of the
31^st Day of January last, The Committee have had under

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