Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1761-1769. 157

taken her Credit from her you ought to Marry her, he said I
have not much against it I will Consider of it, the Father of the
Girl made answer that he would give them thirty Pounds and
a five Pound Weding, and upon the whole they agreed to be
Married as the Evidences tells me they was fairly Married by
Evan Shelby Esq^r
The Evidences are these
Joshua Meaks Arch^d Flegor
Will^m Hart Christ" Matson
John Pac Eliz: Warford.

Ordered that the Clerk of this Board acquaint Mess" Shelby
and Warford of the Complaint made against them, and to
Deliver them Copies of the Different Papers Containing the
Accusations against them if they desire it, and in Case these
Gentlemen Chuse to Enter into a Justification of their Con-
duct, the third Thursday in October next is fixed upon to hear
the Parties of which they are to have timely Notice. Ordered
also that the Clerk Write the following Letter to John Darnall
Esq^r Clerk of Frederick County.

Sir
I am directed by the Governor and Council to Acquaint the
Magistrates of your County who lately preferred a Complaint
against Cap^t Evan Shelby and M^r Joseph Warford two Mem-
bers of their Body that M^r Shelby having denied the Truth of
several of the Facts alledged against him, they will on Thurs-
day the 16^th of October next examine into the Foundation of
the Complaint, you will be pleased to Communicate this to
these Gentlemen at the next Meeting of your Court, that if
they chuse to support the Accusation they may take proper
Measures for that purpose.
I am Sir your most hble Servant
Annapolis 11^th August 1766. Upton Scott Clk Con.

Read the Transcript of the Conviction of Negro Jack Slave
of Hugh Hopewell of S^t Marys County Convicted of breaking
open his Master's Store, and also the following Letters to his
Excellency recommending him as an Object of Mercy.

May it please your Excellency
I have a Man Slave named Jack Now under Sentence of
Death in this County, for making use of a false Key, and
thereby Stealing Goods from my Store to the Value of £2.. 10..0
Current Money, he was Convicted on his own Confession of
the Act to me, being before Suspected, and is the first Crime
he has been guilty of, As I have the Greatest Reason to believe

Lib. J. R.

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