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Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1761-1769
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346 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1769-1770.

Lib. C. B.
No. 20
p. 96

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Tuesday the
8th day of May in the 20th year of his Lordship's Dominion
Anno 1770

Were Present
His Excellency Robert Eden Esqr Governor.

Charles Hammond Esqr Walter Dulany Esqr
Benedict Calvert Esqr George Steuart Esqr
The Honble Daniel Dulany Esqr John Beale Bordley
John Ridout Esqr Esqr

His Excellency was pleased to lay before this Board the fol-
lowing Letters from Governor Penn.

Philadelphia the 5th of March 1770
Sir

His Majesty having thought proper to commit the future
Management of the Indian Trade to the several Colonies I
beg leave to acquaint you that the Legislatures of New York
and this Province have in order to conform themselves to His
Majesty's gracious Intentions respectively passed Laws for
appointing Commissioners to meet with those who may be
appointed by the Neighbouring Colonies to form and agree on
a General Plan for the Regulation of that Trade. But as the
good Purposes of this Design cannot be effectually answered
without the Concurrence of all the Governments concerned
therein; I thought it necessary to take the earliest Opportunity
of requesting you will recommend to your Assembly to adopt
the same Measure and to cooperate with the other Colonies
in promoting the Success of a Matter so essential to the Tran-
quility and Prosperity of the whole. Governor Colden in-
forms me that he shall lose no Time in communicating this
Proposal to the Governor of Quebec; and I am now writing
to Lord Botetourt on the same Subject.

I am with great Regard Sir
Your most obedient humble Servant
His Excellency Robt Eden Esqr John Penn.

Philadelphia April 24th 1770.
Sir

I beg leave to enclose you a Copy of a Letter from Governor
Colden to me and also a Copy of one to him from the Governor
of Quebec by which you will perceive that those Gentlemen
have agreed that the City of New York is the most convenient
place for the Meeting of the Commissioners of the several
Governments for forming the intended Plan for regulating
the Indian Trade and that Mr Colden and his Majesty's Coun-


 

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