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oppose the Hostile Attempts Committed by the French in
Different parts of his Majestys Dominions and I am further
to acquaint you with the Kings Pleasure that you should
Repair as soon as may be after the Receipt of this Letter to
Virginia in order to concert with Lieutenant Governor Din-
widie the best Measures to be taken for the Execution of
these his Majestys directions and as you will find that Gentle-
man not only Provided with Instructions from hence but like-
wise with a Considerable Sum of Money to be applied to the
Publick Service upon this Occasion you will be best able to
Settle with him a proper Plan of operation, in the execution
whereof I most heartily wish you all possible Success, and I
don't doubt but that you will carry on his Majestys Measures
in manner agreeable to his Royal Expectations
I am S^r Your Most Obedient humble Servant
T Robinson

Upon reading the aforegoing Commissions and Letter It
is the humble Advice of this Board to his Excellency that he
be pleased to lay the same before the Assembly at their next
Meeting.

Ordered that the Clerk of this Board draw an Order on
the honble Col Charles Hammond Treasurer of the Western
Shoar payable to M^r Henry Walls or Order for Twenty five
pounds Sterling being his Yearly Salary as Armourer of this
Province ending the 29th September last to be paid out of the
Money raised from the Duty of Three pence p hogshead for
Arms.

At a Council held at the City of Annapolis Thursday the
2^d Day of January in the fourth year of his Lordships Do-
minion Annoque Domini 1755.

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor

The honourable Benjamin Tasker Esq^r Col Benj^a Tasker
Benedict Calvert Esq^r

Ordered that the present General Assembly of this Prov-
ince which stands prorogued to the fifteenth day of this In-
stant January be further prorogued to Thursday the Twen-
tieth day of February next, and Proclamations issued
accordingly

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.