Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 411

Maryland Calvert County to wit.
By Virtue of an Order from his Excellency the Governor
and Council of the Province aforesaid directed to the Sub-
scriber one of his Lordships the Right honourable the Lord
Proprietarys Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid
Dated the twenty second Day of September 1760 the follow-
ing Depositions were taken relating to a Certain John Cous-
ins Master of the Brigantine Edward importing into this
Province from the Coast of Africa a Negroe Man called
Cap^t Gray another called Cap^t Buck & eleven other Negroes
who it has been represented to his Excellency the Governor
and Council were Free Persons in their own Country and
brought here by the aforesaid Cap^t John Cousins & sold for
Slaves.
The Deposition of Elias Glover Chief Mate of the afore-
said Brigantine being Sworn on the holy Evangels of Al-
mighty God Deposeth and saith, that as to the Negroe called
Cap^t Gray he was taken in a Theft on board the aforesaid
Brigantine and for that detained, that he afterwards was
principally concerned in cutting the Cable and endangering
the Loss of the Vessel; that as to the negroe called Cap'
Buck, and the eleven other Negroes they were brought on
board the Vessel by the Traders, and there left as Pledges,
but that to his knowledge there was as much Goods given
for them as for the other Slaves, that they had been on
board of the Vessel for seven or eight Weeks before the
Vessel Sailed, and that the Traders never offered to redeem
them and further saith not.
September 27^th 1760 Sworn to before Elias Glover
James Weems.

The Deposition of Robert Harrison second Mate of the
Brigantine Edward being sworn on the holy Evangels of
Almighty God Deposeth and saith, that he knoweth every
Article contained in the above Deposition of Elias Glover is
true, and that he knoweth nothing more relating to the
aforesaid Negroes.
Same Day sworn to before Robert Harrison
James Weems.

The Deposition of Eneas Loughrig Aged about twenty
one years who being duely sworn on the holy Evangels of
Almighty God Deposeth and saith that he is a Sayler on
board of the Brigantine Edward John Cousins Commander
and that he Sailed from Liverpool along with the said Cap^t
Cousins before the Mast on a Voyage, to the Coast of Guinea
to purchase Slaves, that during their Trade on that Coast

Lib. J. R.

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