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

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Ordered that the present General Assembly of this Province
be dissolved, and Writs of Election issue dated 26^th of Sep-
tember returnable to the third Tuesday in November next
being the 17^th day of the same Month, and Proclamations
issued accordingly.

Read the Report of the Convictions of Negroes Samuel,
Abigail, and Rachel of Calvert County for attempting to
poyson M^rs Smith, and a Letter of William Hickman of
Calvert County with a Letter of M^r James Weenies of the
same County. Ordered that Dead Warrant issue for the
Executions of Negroes Samuel and Rachel, on Wednesday the
seventh of October next

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the
following Letter.

I observe you are made to believe by M^r Calvert that you
had obtained a great Indulgence in the Instructions regarding
our Vessels which in Fact was no more than what was before
agreed to between the Officers and ourselves which however
must be acknowledged a Favour but how trirffling when it is
known we can be guilty of no Fraud or intend any, what I
insist & must say I think with much Propriety, may, is that
from my Property in Maryland, I should be intituled to all
the Privileges and Immunities of free Bottoms, or further to
the same Indulgence in Maryland to Iron Vcsscla as they
meet with in Virginia where the Advantage of that Com-
modity to our Mother Country and the Privileges there
granted to Plantation made Iron being duly considered the
Marylanders are allowed to send Vessels loaded with Bar
or Pig Iron to Virginia either for Sale or Exportation paying
only for a Permit 2/6 which enables them to excel us at
Market because for a Load of unmanufactored Stuff we are
obliged to pay more than its Tonnage and Fees (tho' brought
from my own Estate there) this I say is unneighbourly, if no
more, all I ask is to be upon an equal Footing in Maryland
with the Maryland Iron Masters in this Colony, is that un-
reasonable, unjust, or unequitable, if not, let Lord Baltimore
direct that I may be allowed to transport Iron Ore from Mary-
land to work my Furnaces in Virginia for paying for a
Permit only as their Vessels come into our Country and I am
satisfied, I desire and ask for no more, and is not a great
Hardship that I who am a good Subject of Maryland cannot
be allowed the full Advantage of my Estate thereby, bringing
its' Produce to benefit my Estate here when only a River
makes the Distinction of two Countries and no Body can suffer