Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1761-1769. 109

Annapolis 25^th October 1765.
Sir
I return you thanks for the Letter you were pleased to write
the 22^d Instant, to Advise me of your having received, on
Board his Majesty's Ship Sardoine, the Stampt Paper, which
had been Shipt in the Royal Charlotte for this Province. As
We have no place of Security where the Paper was it to be
landed, could be lodged I should be afraid to have it brought
on Shore, till I can communicate to the Assembly which is to
meet here next Thursday, the Contents of your Letter and
receive their Advice on the Occasion lest otherwise the Paper
should be destroyed by the Populace. In the mean time I must
desire the favour of you to keep the Paper on Board the Sar-
doine, unless you should have an Opportunity of puting it on
Board some other of his Majesty's Ships, bound to this
Province I am &c.

At a Council held at the Governor's on Thursday the 31^st
day of October in the Fifteenth year of his Lordship's Do-
minion Annoq 1765.
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor

The honble Benj: Tasker Benedict Calvert, John Ridout
and Henry Hooper Esq^rs

Ordered by His Excellency the Governor, with the Advice
of this Board, that the present General Assembly, which was
this day to have met, be further prorogued to Friday the 1^st
day of November next, there not being a Sufficient number of
Members of the Lower House met to make a House and Proc-
lamation issued accordingly.

At a Council held at the Council Chamber on Friday the
29^th day of November in the Fifteenth year of his Lordship's
Dominion Anno Domini 1765.

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor.

The honble Benjamin Tasker, Benedict Calvert, Dan^l Du-
lany and Henry Hooper Esq^rs

His Excellency is pleased to lay, before this Board a Writ
for the Election of a Delegate for the City of Annapolis, and
desires their Opinion whether or not he Ought to Sign it.
The Consideration of this Matter is putt off until to Morrow
Morning.

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.