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of this Province; ordered that Dead Warrant issue for the
Execution of Morris Mongall on Wednesday Seven-night
next; and that Pardon be made out for Thomas Ledston als
Ledsom, which issued accordingly.
Read the following Petition preferred to this Board on the
twenty seventh of May last.

To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe and his Lordship's hon-
ourable Council.
The Petition of the Reverend M^r Theophilus Swift, Doctor
Gustavus Brown William Eilbeck, Walter Hanson, Daniel of
S^t Thomas Jenifer & Daniel Jenifer.

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

Humbly shew.
That at a Vestry held at Port Tobacco Parish on the 25^th
and 26^th Instant May 1758. the said Vestry proceeded to
dispose of the Pews of the said Parish Church and regulate
and apportion the same, in such Manner as your Petitioners
apprehend not to be agreeable to Justice and common De-
cency, as some Men have whole pews allowed them, that have
contributed but little towards the building the aforesaid
Church whilst others who have contributed largely and have
the Honor of holding Commissions under your Excellency
are allowed but Half and some a Third Part of Pews and
other Irregularities which we doubt not will be made appear.
Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray that a Day may
be assigned for hearing all such Objections, as may be of-
fered against the Proceedings of the Vestry aforesaid, and
that Orders may be issued by your Excellency and Honours
directing the said Vestry to proceed no farther in the Dis-
tribution of the Pews aforesaid, 'till your farther Pleasure
may be known.
And your Petitioners will pray and so forth.
Theop. Swift
Gust. Brown
Will. Eilbeck
Walter Hanson
Dan. of S^t Tho^s Jenifer
Daniel Jenifer.

Ordered that the Gentlemen of the Vestry of Port Tobacco
Parish in Charles County attend this Board on Wednesday
the twenty second Day of November next to answer to the
Petition of the Reverend M^r Theophilus Swift, Doctor Gus-
tavus Brown, William Eilbeck, Walter Hanson Daniel of
S^t Thomas Jenifer, and Daniel Jenifer Parishioners of the
said Parish preferred to this Board the 27^th of May last relat-

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