326 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1769-1770.

	Lib. C. B.	Tobias Rudolph	William Hitchman
	No. 20	Robert Alison.	John Patterson
		Elisha Hughes	David Patterson
		John White	Andrew Barrett
		Thomas Slycer	James Brisbane
		John Slycer	Robert Ash
		Samuel Slycer	James Carson
		John Gather	Archibald Henderson
		Thomas Simper	John Miller
		William Currer	Richd Oldham
		William Howell	Charles Reed
		Edward Parker	Charles Williams
		Henry Miller	Joseph Thomson
		Andrew Coulter	Michael Wallace
		John Rankin	George Clark
		Thomas Currer	Thomas Wallace
		Patk Ewing	Robert Alexander
		George Porter	James McKonkey
		George Ewing

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Talbot County Maryland June 7th 1769. We have been ac- quainted with Francis Baker several years during most of the Time he has resided in this County and can truly say we have never heard of his having been Guilty of any dishonest or Riotous practices or doings. Mat: Tilghman James Dickinson Henry Hollyday Cecil County. This is to Certify that I have known Francis and Jeremiah Baker from their Youth to this Time I never have known them Guilty of any Misbehaviour, which this is given under my hand 29th day of May 1769 Nichs Hyland 31st May 1769. I hereby Certify that I have been acquainted with Messrs Francis and Jeremiah Baker from their Infancy and that I never knew or heard of their being given to Drink- ing or any Vice whatever but behaved Justly and Honestly in all their dealing and much Esteemed for their Industry, Edwd Mitchell 31st May 1769. I hereby Certify that I have known Mr Fran- cis Baker and Mr Jeremiah Baker Six or Seven Years during which time they have Supported fair and Good Characters and never have heard of any kind of Vice Immorality or Species of Debauchery they have been Guilty of but as far as I have