Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1753-1761. 47

At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on the 7th day
of September Anno Domini 1754 & in the fourth year of his
Lordships Dominion
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor

The honble Benjamin Tasker Esq^r Col Benjamin Tasker
Benedict Calvert Esq^r

Ordered that the following letter be sent to the several
Magistrates of Frederick, Baltimore, Prince Georges,
Charles & S^t Marys Counties.

Sir
Whereas Information has been given that many Persons
who have been enlisted into his Majestys Service in the Vir-
ginia Regiment commanded by Col Washington have pre-
tended that they were discharged from the said Regiment or
had leave to be absent for Some time, but are actually de-
serted from the said Regiment; you are therefore hereby
required to secure all Persons who shall be taken up and
brought before you as such suspected Deserters not being
able to give any good Account of themselves and give Notice
thereof to his Excellency the Governor but if any Persons
taking up the said Deserters are willing to carry them to their
Quarters at Alexandria you may permit the same; A Reward
being offered by Col Washington of one Pistole a man if
taken within ten Miles of the said Place and two Pistoles if
taken at a greater Distance
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Coun.

At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on Tuesday the
Tenth Day of September in the fourth year of his Lordships
Dominion Annoq Domini 1754.

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor

The honble Benjamin Tasker Esq^r Col Benj^a Tasker
Bened^t Calvert Esq^r

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the fol-
lowing Letter

Cecil County Septem^r 5^th 1754.
May it Please your Excellency
We think it our duty to make known to your Excellency
that the People in our Neighbourhood of late are very uneasy
with Respect to the Jesuits and Roman Catholicks about us,

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.