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the House of a certain Smallwood Thompson, And likewise
Read the Transcript of the Conviction of Negro George Slave
of Henry Brent of Charles County Convicted of Robbing the
House of a certain Will^m Beck
Ordered that the Consideration of the above Convictions, be
postponed, until some further Information can be procured
relating to the Characters of the Men, And also Ordered that
the Clerk of this Board Write the following Letter to Philip
Richard Fendall Esq^r Clerk of Charles County.

Sir
1 am directed by the Governor and Council to acquaint you
that the Transcripts of the Convictions of Negro George the
Slave of Henry Brent, and of Negro Jonathan the Slave of
Basil Smith both found Guilty of Felony, at your last June
Court having been laid before them they have deferred coming
to any Determination about these Slaves, until they can learn
some further Particulars concerning their Characters and the
Circumstances that appeared at their Trials, You will be
pleased to Acquaint the Magistrates of your County with
this at their next Meeting that they may have an Opportunity
of Communicating the Information wanted.
I am Sir
Annapolis your most humble Servant
2^d August 1766. Upton Scott Clk. Con.

Read the following Letter from the Justices of the Pro-
vincial Court relative to the Convictions of Henry Gregory of
Ann Arundel County Blacksmith, and Peter Beech of Prince
Georges County Labourer.

May it please your Excellency
We the Justices of the Provincial Court do humbly repre-
sent to your Excellency That Henry Gregory of Ann Arundel
County Blacksmith has been Indicted tried and convicted of
Burglary and Sentence of Death has been pronounced against
him this present Court, We also represent to your Excellency
that Peter Beech late of Prince Georges County Labourer has
been indicted Tried and Convicted of Felony and Sentence of
Death hath been likewise pronounced against him. We are
Sorry that there did not appear one favourable Circumstance
in the Course of their Trials to induce Us to recommend them
to your Excellency for Mercy.
We are with the highest Respect your Excellency's
most Obed^t and most humble Servants
21^st July 1 766 Jn^o Brice B: Hands
T.. Hepburn

The Consideration of the above Convictions is Postponed.

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.