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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1761-1769. 215


ber next be further prorogued to Monday the Seventh day of
December next and Proclamations issued accordingly.

Lib. C. B

No. 20

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Monday the
12th day of October in the Seventeenth Year of his Lord-
ship's Dominion Anno Domini 1767.

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esqr Governor.

The honourable Benjamin Tasker, Benedict Calvert, John
Ridout & W. Dulany Esqrs

His Excellency is pleased to lay before this Board the fol-
lowing Letters and Confession desiring their opinion thereon.

p. 6

September 3d 1767
Sir.

I was this day taken at Sharpsburgh with a Quantity of
Maryland Money which they say is Counterfeit and expect a
Gentleman who's Name is John Arington is at your House a
travelling a Stranger to me but he can make it appear how I
came by it there is some of the Money that is not Signed desire
him if you know where he is to come to me at Frederick Town
Goal and I am a Stranger in this part of the World and have
no Friends as I know of but if you know nothing of such man
desire you'l come yourself pray fail not upon the Peril of your
Life and you'l oblige

Your very humble Servant

Pray fail not coming to me Michael Rogers
To Mr Joseph Wilcocks Living on

Maryland Line.

Dear Wife

I am very sorry to inform you of this Melancholy News that
I am apprehended & am now in Irons at Frederick Town in
Maryland I beg that you may take it as easy as you can and
come as soon as possible you can to see me and bring me as
much Money as you can I beg that you may go about among
my Friends and they will help you to Money, After you have
done what you can upon Smiths River I beg that you may go
into Amherst County and apply to Colo William Cabbel and to
James Nivils and to all the heads of that County as my friends
. and to my Brother John and apply yourself to Capt Thomas
Devenport in Cumberland County and he will do more for


 

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