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the most vigorous Measures to bring such Villains to condign
Punishment.
Hor^o Sharpe

Advertisement. Hunting Ridge 24^th May 1768.

Whereas two Men broke into my House on Tuesday last,
and, after Rumaging below, went up Stairs into a Chamber,
where my Wife and a Young Lady were lying, whom they
treated in a Shocking and most barbarous Manner: First
whetting their Knives before them, seizing them by their
Throats, with many Motions as if they would murder them,
except they would give their Money; and kept them in that
miserable Condition for four or five Hours, having wounded
my Wife in the Hand, and the young Lady very terribly in the
Shoulder, I hereby offer a Reward of Ten Pounds, to any
Person, not concerned in the Crime, that will discover the
Authors so as they may be brought to Justice; and to either of
the two Persons who broke the House I will give the Sum of
Ten Pounds, if he will Convict the other; provided I can obtain
his Excellency's Pardon for him.
James Calder.

It is hoped every honest Person will discover any Person
suspected, and send me Information as I am determined to
spare no Cost nor Trouble to bring the Villains to Justice.
They had also the Impudence to stay 'till almost Sun rise, tho
both my Wife and the Young Lady saw some of the Servants

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belonging to the Family up, yet they were afraid to call to
them, for Fear of Instant Death, which the Villains often
threatened, if they made the least Noise.
In Consequence of the aforegoing Message His Excellency
received the following Address.

To His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor and Com-
mander in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland.

The humble Address of the House of Delegates.

May it please Your Excellency.
We are impressed with a just Sense of the horrid Crime
mentioned in your Excellency's Message of this Day, and
think with your Excellency the Offer of a Reward for dis-
covering the Perpetrators the most probable means by which
they may be brought to that Punishment they so justly de-
serve; and have therefore resolved that the Sum of three
hundred Dollars be applied as a Reward for the Apprehension
of them or One hundred and fifty Dollars for either of them,

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