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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 277
At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on Friday Lib. J. R.
the 21st Day of April in the seventh year of his Lordship's & U. S.
Dominion Annoque Domini 1758:
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq: Governor.
Col: Charles Hammond Benedict Calvert Esqr
Samuel Chamberlaine Col: Robt J: Henry
The Esq. Col: William Goldsbor
honourable Col: Edward Lloyd ough
Col: Benjamin Tasker Daniel Dulany Esqr
Richard Lee Esqr
His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the
following Letters which being read are ordered to be entred.
Williamsburgh March 25th 1758:
Sir
Your Excellency's Letter of the of February with
the Depositions taken on Col: Cresap's Complaint came to
my Hands four Days ago. The Council being convened
on Mr Secretary Pitts Letter of December 30th J laid yours'
before them they were willing to have Justice done to Col:
Cresap, but apprehended considerable Difficulties to get it
done in time for a Trial in your Provincial Court on the 11th 239
of April as they are at a great Distance from hence and no
opportunity of sending a Writ soon, without the Charge of
an Express, and the Hazard of sending them in Time, and
if apprehended they must be confined ‘till I can advertise with
Certainty when and where they may be delivered to an Officer
that you shall send to receive them, and they were of Opinion
that we could not bind the Witnesses to appear at your
Court but that Col: Cresap must engage them to be willing
to go. I have since advised with our Attorney General, and
some other of our Lawyers, who on reading the Depositions
I find are of opinion there is no Proof of their breaking
the House; As much is lost, and what they took is but of little
Worth it is probable it had been rifled before they came there,
and they think he had better punish their Purses, for that
they could not on those Depositions be convicted capitally,
or that it would be too severe for the Offence, I hope Col:
Cresap will reconsider it, and let me hear again how he thinks
I may serve him in it, for I am desirous to do him Justice.
I am Sir your most obedient humble Servant.
John Blair.
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