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support the Allegations contained in his Printed Paper above
mentioned. I shall trouble your Excellency no further at
present than to deny in the most solemn Manner, that I had
any hand in Writing, advising or Publishing directly or in-
directly the Piece inserted the Maryland Gazette signed A
Parishioner of All Saints. I further declare that I know not
who is the Author of it, and that the reputed Author is to me
an entire Stranger. As this makes one of M^r Alien's Charges,
I just mention it, that he may come prepared with Proofs on
that head also. I beg your Excellency's Pardon for the trouble
of this long Letter, and am Sir
Your Excellency's most Obed^t and very h^ble Serv^t
September 26^th 1768. Walter Dulany.

On Consideration of the aforegoing Letter, it is the humble
Advice and opinion of this Board, that as M^r Bennet Allen
hath by his Answer to the Governor's Letter of the 26^th Ult^t
declined to Undertake the proof of any of the Facts, Sug-
gested in the Piece published in the Pennsilvania Chronicle,
and does not choose to acknowledge himself the Author of that
Piece, they do not think His Excellency can properly take any
further Step in Consequence of the above Letter to him, but
are of Opinion that the said Letter should be entered in the

Council Proceeding's.

At a Council held at the Governor's on the 2 I^st Day of
October in the Eighteenth Year of his Lordship's Dominion
Anno Domini 1768
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor
The Benedict Calvert Esq^r John Beale Bordley Esq^r
John Ridout Esq^r

Read the Transcript of the Conviction of Andrew Wind-
field, late of Baltimore County, Convicted at the last Assize
Court held in and for the said County, of a certain Man
Slaughter by him Committed.
On Consideration whereof It is the Humble Advice and
opinion of this Board that a Pardon ought to Issue to the said
Andrew Windfield, if upon enquiry of the Judges of Assize
his Excellency should find that any favourable Circumstances
appeared on the Trial.

Lib. C. B.
No. 20

October 22^d 1768. Ordered by His Excellency the Gov-
ernor that a Pardon issue in Behalf of Andrew Windfield late
of Baltimore County Labourer Convicted of Man Slaughter

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