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

Lib. C. B.
No. 20
p. 42

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Friday the 5^th
day of May in the Nineteenth Year of His Lordship's Do-
minion Anno 1769.
Present

His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor

The Honble J Benedict Calvert Esq^r John Ridout Esq^r
\ Daniel Dulany Esq^r George Steuart Esq^r

Ordered that Pardon issue for Negro Scipio, late of Prince
Georges County Labourer, the Slave of a certain Thomas
Ramsay Hodges of said County, the Transcript of whose
Conviction and Representation of the Justices relative thereto,
were read at a Meeting of this Board on the 17^th Day of
March last, which said Pardon was issued accordingly. Or-
dered that the present General Assembly of this Province
which stands Prorogued to Tuesday the 16^th day of this In-
stant May be further Prorogued to Tuesday the 27^th day of
June next, and Proclamations issued accordingly.
Ordered that the several Sheriffs pay to the Clerk of this
Board the Provincial Amerciaments collected by them respec-
tively, and that Letters be wrote by the said Clerk to such as
are in Arrears that their Bonds will be put in Suit Unless they
immediately discharge the same.

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Thursday the
18^th day of May in the Nineteenth year of His Lordship's
Dominion Anno Domini 1769

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor.
Benedict Calvert Esq^r Walter Dulany Esq^r
The Honble Daniel Dulany Esq^r John Beale Bordley Esq^r
John Ridout Esq^r George Steuart Esq^r

His Excellency is pleased to acquaint this Board, that no
Steps have hitherto been taken to procure full Information
respecting the Riots committed in Pensylvania, complained
of in Governor Penn's Letter, laid before this Board on the
15^th of February last, owing to the Miscarriage of a Letter
wrote by the Attorney General to M^r George Garnet Prose-
cutor of his Lordship in Cecil County. This Board, taking the
said Matter into Consideration, are of Opinion, that, as M^r
Garnet is in an infirm State of Health, the Clerk of this
Board be directed to send Copies of the Sundry Papers, in-
closed in the said Letter, to the Chief Justice of Cecil County,
with Directions to him, and the three Justices next in Com-