Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1769-1770. 335

said Reese Williams during Pleasure, which Issued accord-
ingly.

The Transcripts of the Convictions of Absalom Scott and
James (alias Edward) Vickers for breaking open and Rob-
bing the Store of Joshua Clarke of Queen Anns County, of
which they were found Guilty at the said Especial Court for
the County afs^d which being Read and Considered. His Ex-
cellency with the Advice of this Board was pleased to Order
that Death Warrants should be Issued for the Execution of
them the said Absalom Scott and James als Edward Vickers,
on Wednesday the 2^d day of May next, which issued accord-
ingly.
Read the following Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of
Somerset County.
To His Excellency Robert Eden Esq^rs Governor and Com-
mander in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland.
The Petition of the Inhabitants of Somerset County humbly
Sheweth that whereas your Petitioners are well informed that
one of the Justices of the County afs^d with some of the
Inhabitants have undertaken to recommend a certain Negro
Man named Tom the property of M^rs Jane Strawbridge lately
Condemned in the said County Court for Murther as an Ob-
ject of Mercy to your Excellency, And Whereas your Petition-
ers are well assured that the Granting a Pardon to said Negro
will have a bad Tendency and Endanger in future the Lives
and Properties of the said Inhabitants. Your Petitioners
therefore humbly hope that your Excellency will not extend
your Clemency to said Negro Tom as it is Notorious his
Character has always been that of a Villain of the blackest
dye. And your Petitioners as in Duty bound will ever Pray.
Somerset March 23^d 1770.
Signed by Levin Dashiel Edw^d Waters Jun.
W^m Adams Thomas Dashiell
W^m Horsey Henry Lawes
W^m Winder Peter Waters
John Adams Esme Bayley, and 73 others, In-
habitants of Som^t County, afs^d

Ordered by his Excellency the Governor with the Advice of
this Board that a Death Warrant Issue for the Execution of
the abovementioned Negro Tom on Wednesday the 11^th day
of April next which issued accordingly.
Ordered that the present General Assembly of this Prov-
ince which stands Prorogued to Tuesday the 8^th day of May
next be further Prorogued until Tuesday the 7^th day of Au-
gust next and Proclamations issued accordingly.

Lib. C. B.
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