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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 361
At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on Friday the
13th day of July in the Eighth year of his Lordships Do-
minion Annoq Domini 1759.
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The Honble
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Benjamin Tasker Esq.
Colo Benjamin Tasker
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D. Dulany Esq.
S. Bordley Esq.
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His Excellency the Governor is Pleased to lay before this
Board the following Letter and Depositions Vizt
Philadelphia 11 June 1759.
Sir
I received yours of the 18th of April in which was inclosed
a report of your Council and Copies of Several Depositions
relative to the Death of William Outten Lately a deputy
Sheriff in the County of Worcester, at the Time the As-
sembly was sitting at New Castle which gave me an oppor-
tunity of Communicating to such of the Justices of Sussex
as were members of the House the Several Papers and of
enquiring more Particularly into this Unhappy Affair, the
Justices declared there was abundant Proof that the Place
where the Fact was Committed is and was ever reputed to be
Within the County of Sussex and that the Gentlemen of the
Maryland Council had been misinformed as to their behav-
iour which has always been Peaceable and quiet and that
they were Greatly Surprized and Concerned to hear that at
a Time when the Proprietary's of Pensylvania had ac-
quainted the House of Assembly that a final agreement was
Likely to take Place between the Lord Baltimore and them
for the Settlement of all disputes relative to the Borders,
there should be Indictments against John Sharp and many
others Inhabitants of the County of Sussex found by the
Grand Jury for the County of Worcester, for not Delivering
Lists of their several Taxables to the Constables of that
County and that Process shoud so rashly Issue out of that
County Court for the Apprehending them, when it was well
known that they were within the Bounds of Sussex County
and had paid their Taxes uninteruptedly in that County from
the first Settlement of their Lands, Those Gentlemen further
Inform me that Sundry Facts relating to themselves as set
forth in the Depositions were absolutely untrue. After
giveng them a strict charge as to demean themselves that no
Disturbances might arise amongst the Borderers, I sent
orders to have the most exact enquiry made into the affair
and Particularly to Ascertain the scituation of the Place
where Outten was unfortunately killed and to return all to
me upon Oath.
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