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

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on Wednesday
the fourth day of April in the Eighth year of his Lordship's
Dominion Annoq Domini 1759.

Present
His Excellencv Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor.

TheHonble

BenjaminTasker Esq^r
Col^o Charles Ham-
mond

Col^o Benjamin Tasker
Benedict Calvert Esq.
Daniel Dulany Esq^r

His Excellency Acquaints this Board that his Lordship
the Right Honourable the Lord proprietary had Appointed
Stephen Bordley Esq^r a Member of the Council & the Upper
House of Assembly and that he Attends in order to be quali-
fied who takes the several Oaths to the Government Sub-
scribes the abjuration and Test and takes the Oath of a
Councilor and then takes his place at the Board Accordingly

His Excellency lays before this Board the following
Letters

Whitehall 9 Decemb^r 1758.
Sir
His Majesty having nothing so much at Heart, as to im-
prove the great and important Advantages gained the last
Campaign; as well as to repair the Disappointment at Ticon-
deroga; and by the most Vigorous and extensive efforts, to
avert, by the Blessing of God on his Arms, all Dangers,
which may threaten North America, from any Future Irrup-
tions of the French; and the King not Doubting, that all his
Faithfull & brave Subjects there, will chearfully co-operate
with, and second to the utmost the large Expence, and Ex-
traordinary succours, supplied by this Kingdom, for their pres-
ervation and Defence; and his Majesty Considering that the
several provinces, from Pensilvania Inclusive, to the South-
ward, are well able, with proper Encouragements, to furnish
a Body of several Thousand Men, to join the Kings Forces in
those parts for Some offensive Operations against the En-
emy, and his Majesty not Judging it Expedient to limit the
Zeal and Ardour of any of his provinces, by making a repar-
tition of the Forces, to be raised by each respectively, for this
most Important Service; I am Commanded to Signify to
you the Kings pleasure, that you do forthwith use your
utmost endeavours and Influence with the Council and As-

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sembly of your province, to induce them to raise, with all
Possible Dispatch within your Government as Large a Body
of men, as the number and Scituation of its Inhabitants may
allow (in the due performance of Which Service, it is hoped