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

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on Wednesday
the 30th day of October in the fourth year of his Lordships
Dominion Annoq Domini 1754.

Present

The honble

Benjamin Tasker Esqr
Col Charles Hammond

Col Bejamin Tasker
Benedict Calvert Esqr


His Excellency having been pleased by his Letter from
Virginia directed to the President of this Board to signify
his Desire that the Gentlemen of the Council should meet
immediately and consider whether It might not be proper
that the present General Assembly should be dissolved and
of the Time proper to call a New Assembly, and the Gentle-
men of the Council being made acquainted with his Excel-

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lencys Pleasure They accordingly met this Day, and taking
the same into Consideration, Ordered that Proclamation
issue to dissolve the present General Assembly, and that
Writts of Election issue to call a New Assembly returnable
the tenth Day of December next.

At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on Monday the
4th day of November in the fourth year of his Lordships
Dominion Annoq Domini 1754.

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esqr Governor

The
honourable

Benjamin Tasker Esqr
Col Charles Hammond
Col Edward Lloyd

Col Benj'n Tasker
Richard Lee Esqr
Benedict Calvert Esqr

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

F. Baltimore

Frederick Absolute Lord and Proprietary of the Provinces
of Maryland and Avalon in America and Baron of Baltimore
in the Kingdom of Ireland To our trusty & well beloved
Horatio Sharpe Esquire Lieutenant General & Chief Gov-
ernor of our said Province of Maryland Greeting Whereas
His Majesty from the Great Confidence he has in your Mili-
tary Skill and Abilities has thought it for the publick Service
to constitute and appoint you Lieutenant Colonel of the
Forces intended to be Sent against the Forces who have
invaded his Majestys Dominions in the Province of Virginia
and other parts of America. And I being desirous to further
such his Majestys Royal Intention and to do all in my Power
to oppose & repell the common Enemy and to Express the


 

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