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well in relation to these, as all others Concerned in disturbing
the Public Quiet, We are with all due regard.
Your Excellency's & Honours most Obedient Humble
Servants
Nath Wickham, Wm Griffith, Jn^o Rawlins, Jos: Wood
David Lynn Jos: Smith. Charles Jones.
Justices of Frederick County
21^st November 1755

Sir
Pursuant to the Governor and Councils Directions to the
Justices of Somerset County Court of the fifteenth of August
last they the said Justices called the Several Constables of the
Several hundreds in the County af^d before them in Court
Judicially Sitting and gave in Charge to the said Constables
that by all ways and means they should Suppress the tumul-
tuous Meetings and Caballings of Negroes in the several
Hundreds if any. Likewise the said Justices made Strict
inquiry into the behaviour of those Persons of the Roman
Catholick persuasion Residing in the County of Somerset
and the said justices found upon Examination that there has
not been any Misbehaviour by any of them or if any of them
has misbehaved themselves Either in Action or speaking dis-
respectful words of the Present Establishment it has not yet
come to the knowledge of the said Justices. Likewise the
said Justices made Strict Enquiry whether there was any
Roman Catholick Priests that Resided in the County of Som-
erset & Whether they have been Absent from their Several
Places of Abode, but the said Justices find upon Examination
that there is not any Romish Priest that has any Place of
Residence within the County of Somerset af^d
By Order of Somerset County Court
15 Novem^r 1755. Thomas Hayward Ju Cl Co Co P S.

May it please your Excellency & Honours.
By Order of the justices of Dorchester County in Answer
to your Letters of the 15^th August and 23^d October, I am to
acquaint you that upon inquiry they have not heard of any
tumultuous Meetings of Negroes nor of the Misbehaviour
of any Roman Catholicks, nor that ever a Romish Priest
resided in this County neither do they know that any Person
or Persons within the same have been Authors of such Re-
ports as your Letters mention
I am May it please your Excellency & Honours
Most Obedient & Humble Servant
Dorchester County Jn^o Caile Clk D C.
November 20^th 1755

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.