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they do constantly attend late in the Evenings of the Court
when few or none but themselves are there, and in many
Instances they have acted inhumanly partially and from
private Views in Relation to Orphans, Administrations and
other Matters.
All which we humbly submit to your Excellency and are
ready to make appear as to your Excellency shall seem meet.
Geo.. Catto
Wm Thornton
Beale Bordley (Atty)
Chas Gordon (Atty)
Geo: Read (Atty)
Francis Key
Sidney George (Atty)
Several of the Facts set forth in
the foregoing Remonstrance I
know to be true, others I have - G: Milligan
heard from persons of undoubted
Credit
Wm Hedges
B: Moody
Several of the Facts charged Col: Bayard is well known
to — James Baxter.
Ordered that the Clerk of this Board give Notice to the
several persons concerned to attend on Saturday the 15.. of
April next, and that he send a Copy of the Remonstrance to
Col: Veazey and Col: Bayard.
Ordered that the following Copy from the Clerk of Prince
Georges County be entered
Prince Georges County ss.. at November Court 1755..
Your Excellencys and Honours Instructions communi-
cated to us by a Letter from Mr John Ross of the 15th of
August last, we conceive to be chiefly intended to warn us
to be very vigilant in our Duty at a Time we were threatned
with such immediate Dangers from our declared Enemies,
and to deter every Person amongst us from offering in any
manner to disturb the public peace and Safety and therefore
delayed troubling your Excellency and Honours with any
Return, but being now called upon for a direct Answer by
another Letter, we beg Leave to acquaint your Excellency
and Honours we will at all Times exert ourselves in the faith-
ful Discharge of our Duty as Magistrates and will endeavour
to act on every Occasion as shall become true Friends to our
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