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His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board a Re-
port made to him by the Justices of a special Court of Oyer
and Terminer and Goal delivery for Charles County whereby
it appears that they have passed Sentence of Death upon
Negroe Anthony and Negro Jenny for Consulting, Con-
spiring & advising to Poison their late Master Jeremiah
Chase and also one William Stretton for Poisoning his said
Master Jeremiah Chase. Ordered that Death Warrant issue
for the Execution of the said Negro Anthony and Negro
Jenny and also for the Execution of the said William Stret-
ton, on Friday the fourth day of July next to be hung in
Chains as near the publick Road as conveniently can be
where the fact was committed; and also that they had Passed
Sentence of Death on Negro Jack for Attempting to Poison
his Master Francis Clements Ordered that Dead Warrant
issue for his Execution and likewise upon Negro Dick the
Slave of Charles Courts for breaking & Entering the Out
house of a Certain George Keech and Stealing therefrom
Thirty pounds of Bacon, and it appearing to this Board that
he had been a Notorious offender & lately Pardoned for an
offence of the same kind Ordered that Dead Warrant issue
for his Execution.
At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on Friday the
18th day of July in the fifth year of his Lordships Dominion
Annoq Domini 1755.
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esqr Governor
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