On Consideration of the aforegoing Petition it is the Unani-
mous Advice and opinion of this Board that His Excellency
should not grant a Pardon to the said James Richard.

Read and Rejected the Petition of Michael Kirkpatrick.

At a Council held at the Governor's on Friday the 3O^th day
of December in the Eighteenth Year of his Lordship's Do-
minion Anno Domini 1769.

Present

Daniel Dulany Esq^r Walter Dulany Esq^r
The nonbie John Ridout Esq^r John Bealg Bordley Esq^r

His Excellency is pleased to acquaint this Board, that re-
peated and Strong Applications have been again made to him
for the Pardon of James Richard, by the Lawyers whose
papers he had returned; and desires their Advice whether it
may be prudent to grant him a Pardon in Consequence of these
Sollicitations, It is the Unanimous opinion of this Board that
no Pardon ought to be granted before his Trial.

At a Meeting of the Council held at the Governor's on
Thursday the 16^th Day of February in the Eighteenth Year of
his Lordship's Dominion Anno Domini 1769.

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor.

The honble Daniel Dulany John Ridout and John Beale
Bordley Esq^rs

His Excellency is pleased to acquaint this Board, that he has
received Instructions from His Lordship, the Right hon-