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ing to the Disposition of the Pews in the said Parish Church
and that they have a Copy of the said Petition.

Ordered with the Advice of this Board that Pardon with
Transportation issue for Charles Butler of Charles County,
the Slave of M^r Campbell in said County, who was convicted
of a Felony of Death before the Justices of Charles County.

To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor of Mary-
land.

The Petition of the Nanticoke Indians of Dorchester
County.

Humbly sheweth
That your Petitioners and their Ancestors 'till of late Years
have constantly been governed by Emperors, but as we have
no Person at present among our Tribes invested with such
Powers of Government we beg that your Excellency would
be pleased to appoint Peter Monk to be Emperor of the said
Nanticoke Indians and your Petitioners as in Duty bound
shall pray.

his

his

her

Abraham x Bishop

Thomas x Joshua

Anne A Cohonk

Mark

Mark

Mark

his

her

her

Thomas x Bishop

Marv x Bishop

Amey t Prince

Mark

Mark

Mark

his

her

her

John C. Williams

Naomy x Prince

Anne x Bishop

Mark

Mark

Mark

her

Mary X Pincher

Mark

June 3^d 1758

May it please your Excellency
The Death of Peter Prince has given Occasion to the
Nanticoke Indians of making their Application to your Ex-
cellency in Favour of Peter Monk as may appear to your

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Excellency by the inclosed Petition, he passes for a Man of a
fair Character, and as the Indians inform me is lineally
descended from Annotoughcan one of the Grantees men-
tioned in the Act of 1704: in the Body of Laws Fo: 39.
I am with great Regard your Excellency's
most dutiful and most obedient Servant
Henry Hooper.