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358 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761.
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Lib. J. R.
& U. S.
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At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on Wednesday
the thirteenth day of June in the Eighth year of his Lord-
ships Dominion Annoq Domini 1759.
Present
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The Honble
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Benjamin Tasker Esq.
Colo Charles Hammond
Colo Benjamin Tasker
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Dulany Esqr
S. BordleyEsqr
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The following Commission for a Flag of truce to Lap-
tain Robert Ferguson and Instructions being read are ap-
proved of and ordered to be entered.
By His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq. Lieutenant Gov-
ernor and Commander in Chief in and over the Province of
Maryland in America
To all to whom these Presents shall Come or may Concern
Whereas the Exchange of Prisoners taken in War is Con-
sonant to the Practice of all Christian Powers, and being
Willing to Rlease all such Subjects of his most Christian
Majesty as have been brought into this Port, and are now
detained here under my orders as Prisoners of War in Con-
fidence that a Like Number of the Subjects of the King my
master will be set at Liberty and Returned to this Province
by His Excellency Monsier De Bart Captain in the Navy and
Lieutenant General of French Hispaniola and being Desire-
ous to keep with him and his Government such a correspond-
ence as is agreeable to the State of the two Nations and
Consistent with the Duty and Obedience I owe to the King
my master; I have ordered Cap' Robert Ferguson to Proceed
from the mouth of North Potomack with the said French
Prisoners to on Hispaniola with the Kings Flag of
Truce on board the Ship Rainbow under his Command and I
do hereby Authorize and appoint the said Robert Ferguson
to Transact and treat of all Matters touching an Exchange of
Prisoners with his said Excellency Monsr De Bart or with
whom else it may concern at on the Island of His-
paniola aforesaid that is to say Captain for Captain Officer
for Officer Sailor for Sailor observing that the Exchange be
made According to their quality as near as shall be Possible
and the Number of British Prisoners in that respect shall
admit I therefore Desire that the Captains or Commanders
of the Ships of his most Christian Majesty or the Ships of
his Allies, and all Private Ships of War empowered by him
or them do not in any wise molest the said Robert Ferguson
or hinder him with the said Rainbow from making his
Course to aforesaid or in his Return from thence,
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