Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 43

We beg leave to Inform your Excellency the said Indians
desire that Thomas Owings and Thomas Hunt may be Re-
moved off their Lands on the finishing their respective Crops
all which is Submitted to your Excellency
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands &
Seals this 13^th day of July Anno Domini 1754.
Test Jam^s Auld Clk. Henry Hooper O
J: Eccleston O
W^m Murray O

Dorchester County ss^t
The Deposition of Edward Price of the County af^d aged
thirty Eight years or thereabouts being Sworn on the holy
Evangels of Almighty God Deposeth and Saith that he has
frequently Seen Philemon Lecompte and his People Cut and
make use of Timber off the Indians Lands for this Nine years
last past and Loaded Several Flatts with Staves made out of
the same Timber and that he really believes the said Lecompte
Sold of the said Timber when got into Staves and Boards to
the Value of fifty pounds Current Money p year And further
this Deponent Saith not
his
Edward E Price
mark
12^th June 1754 Sworn before
Henry Hooper, J. Eccleston, W^m Murray

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

1754 Thomas Owens. D^r

To the Rent of Our Plantation whereon you now
dwell from the first day of January 1748 to the 25:0:0
first day of January last which is five years at
£5 p year

his
June 21^st 1754 Errors Excepted p Hopping A Sam
mark

Thomas Hunt D^r

To the Rent of our Plantation whereon you now
dwell from January 1749 to January last which 4: 0:0
is 4 years at 20 p year

his
June 21^st 1754 Errors Excepted p Hopping A Sam
mark

C^r
By 1 pair of Oyster Tongs 0: 5:0
By 3 Pecks Indian Corn 0: 1: 6