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by it further than the small Reduction made in a few Fees
divided among so many as not to be felt, or missed by Lord
Proprietor or Officer when as an Individual I can thereby be
enabled to answer the Intention of Parliament more fully by

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& U. S.

furnishing a larger Quantity of Plantation made Pig Iron
to the British Markets at best done under many heavy Diffi-
culties and Expences unknown to my Brother Iron Masters of
Maryland; If Equity did not plainly appear in the Face of my
Argument I would drop it, and acquiesce under every Hard-
ship, from which to be relieved agreeable only to Justice
would be doing a very great Service to
Gentlemen
your obedient humble Servant
John Taylor

At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on Wednesday
the 14^th of October in the eleventh Year of his Lordship's Do-
minion Annoq Domini 1761.

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esquire Governor
The Colonel Charles Ham- Stephen Bordley Esq^r

honourable' mond John Ridout Esq^r
Richard Lee Esquire

Ordered Pardon be made out for Negro Abigail of Calvert

County for attempting to poyson M^rs Smith, which issued
accordingly.
Read the Report of the Conviction of Negro Tony of
Prince Georges' County Slave of a certain Thomas Sands-
bury of the County aforesaid Carpenter for feloniously break-

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ing and entering the Store House of James Russell of the City
of London Merchant, and stealing thereout sundry Goods and
Chattels of the said James Russell, and the Justices Report
thereon which being considered, Ordered Dead Warrant for
the Execution of said Negro Toney on Friday the twenty
third Instant, which issued accordingly.
Ordered Proclamations issue dated the fifth of November
next for prorogueing the present General Assembly of this
Province appointed to be held the 17^th of the same Month to
the third Monday in April next being the 19^th Day of the same
Month.

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