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and we believe it to be done out of Spite and malice of two or
three Ill disposed Persons without any Reason therefor we the
neighbours of Cap^t Bainbridge beg it as a favour of your
Excellency to Continue the aforesaid Cap^t Bainbridge in his
Commission and your humble Petitioners will be for ever in
Duty bound to pray.

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

The above is Signed by Twenty One Persons who Signed
the Petition preferred to this Board against Cap^t Bainbridge
at a Meeting on the 24^th December last and also by fifty two
more.

May it please your Excellency
As there has been a Petition lately sent down to your Excel-
lency against Cap^t Peter Bainbridge, concerning his bad Con-
duct in several Affairs and as said Bainbridge has took all
the Methods and Schemes possible to make said Petition Void
and of none Effect, by scaring the Poor ignorant Dutch and
Dunkards and going on the Sabbath Day to their Meetings
and telling them that they must go to Annapolis and that they
would be ruined if they did not Sign a Petition or Paper, that
he had especially some of those People that had Signed the
Petition against him, and therefore it is prayed that your Ex-
cellency will be pleased to Order Summons's for the following
Persons as they can declare something of the Affair.
We are with respect your Excellencys
most humble and most Obedient
Servants.
Please to Summons, Philip Rodenpiller Peter Shuman
Michael Kirkpatrick, Jacob Saylor John Ferguson.
Michael Cragar, Peter Cragar
Valentine Cart, Isaac Colvin
Yost Blickenstaff, Thomas Johnson Sen,
Thomas Johnson Jun, and Valentine Madder.
To
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r

Ordered that Summons's issue for both Parties which were
issued accordingly Viz^t
You are hereby required to Summons Peter Shuman John
Ferguson and Thomas Johnson that all Excuses set apart they
make their Personal appearance before the Governor and
Council at the City of Annapolis on Tuesday the eighth day
of September next to Testify the Truth of their Knowledge
on behalf of Cap^t Peter Bainbridge in a Matter in Question
depending before them Hereof fail not at Your Peril
Signed p order
Annapolis 13^th June 1767 Upton Scott Cl: Con :

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