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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761
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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 205


Planter, for feloniously breaking and entring the Store
House of Thomas Chittam of the County aforesaid Innholder
and stealing thereout two Pair of Womens leather Pumps
of the Value of fifteen Shillings Current Money contrary
to an Act of Assembly of this Province, who being repre-
sented as a Person of a very bad Character, ordered Dead
Warrant for his Execution.

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

Sr
At the Request of the Grand Jury for the County of Kent,
we beg leave to lay before you the inclosed Representation,
and are with all due Regard.
Your Excellency's most obedient Servants,
Robert Jenckins Henry,
B.. Hands.

p. 175

Kent County April 29.. 1757:

To the honourable Robert Jenckins Henry and Bedingfield
Hands Esquires. Justices of Assize, and nisi prius Oyer and
Terminer, and Goal Delivery for the Body of Kent County
in the Province of Maryland. The Representation of the
Grand Jury for the Body of Kent County in the Province
aforesaid.

Sheweth

That from the Testimony of sundry Witnesses of un-
doubted Credit who have been sworn to us during our present
Meeting, it appears that his Majesty's loyal Subjects the
Inhabitants as well of this County in General as of Chester
Town the Capital of said County in particular, have by two
recruiting Parties of Soldiers, one under the Command of
Lieutenant Robert Sterling of the 48 Regiment, the other
under that of Ensign James Calder of the 44: Regimt of
his Majesty's Foot-Soldiers during their Residence the last
Winter among us been in many Particulars, and by a great
Variety of means grossly insulted and very much abused.

That those Parties have not stopped at insulting and abus-
ing his Majesty's private Subjects but have extended their
male Treatment to the personal Insult, and Abuse of the
Magistrates themselves while discharging their Duty as such,
and have had the Audacity even to insult and abuse Courts
of Judicature while sitting pursuant to their Authority to
dispense Justice among his Majesty's Subjects of this County
and punish Offences committed against the Laws of the
whole Community. This Behaviour so very different from
that of the two Companies of the Royal American Regiment
quartered upon Chester Town during last Winter seems to


 

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