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twenty five pounds Sterling a years Salary to Michaelmas
1760 out of the Duty of three pence per Hogshead for
Arms, and Payable unto M^r Henry Walls as Armourer of
this Province.

At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on Wednesday
the fifteenth Day of October in the Tenth year of his Lord-
ships Dominion &c. Annoque Domini 1760.

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor.

The
Honourable

Renjamin Tasker Esq^r

Col^o Charles Hammond
Sam^l Chamberlaine
Esq^r

Col^o Benjamin Tasker

Benedict Calvert Esq^r
Stephen Bordley Esq^r

Read the Petition of the several French Prisoners follow-
ing viz^t Pierre Lescum, Antoin Bellard, Peter Poirree, Leon-
ard Gantier, & Pierre Soin.
It is the humble Advice of this Board to his Excellency
that a Flag of Truce be granted unto David Carcand Com-
mander of the Brigantine Duke of Marlborough in the
following manner.
Instructions to be observed by David Carcand Com-
mander of the Brigantine Duke of Marlborough a Flag of
Truce bound to Port S^t Louis on the Island of Hispaniola.
I^st You are to take on Board the said Brig the French
Prisoners in the List Annexed mentioned & Sail with the
first fair Wind and make the best of your way directly for

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Port S^t Louis and take care during your Passage that all the
Prisoners be well treated according to their Rank.
2^dly On your Arrival at Port S^t Louis you are to Cause
my Commission for Exchange of Prisoners to be shewn to
his Excellency Monsieur De Bart Captain in the Navy and
Lieutenant General of French Hispaniola or to the Com-
mander in Chief of Port S^t Louis and to make known to him
that you have brought so many French Prisoners to be Ex-
changed for such British Subjects as may be Prisoners there
according to the Tenor of my Commission.
3^dly You are not to put any of the French Prisoners on
Shore before the Commander in Chief shall have acquainted
you that British Subjects are in his Government as Prisoners
of War and shall have agreed with you as to the numbers
of them to be delivered up in Exchange pursuant to my said
Commission and if there should not be an equal Number of
British Subjects to be Exchanged for French Prisoners you