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

Lib. C. B.
No. 20

one for attempting to Ravish a certain Miss Eleanor Bryan,
the other for breaking open the Bar of a Tavern Keeper M^r
Elias Smith, Now as both Miss Bryan and M^r Smith are very
desirous of your Excellency's Pardoning the Negro upon my
Transporting him out of the Province, I hereby Engage should
your Excellency think proper to Pardon him that I will im-
mediately Transport him out of the Province, and I am
Your Excellency's most Obed^t & most hble Serv^t
Saint Marys County Thomas Bond.
June 27^th 1770.

Whereupon Consideration of the Premisses it is Ordered
by his Excellency the Governor with the Advice of this Board
that a Pardon issue in favor of the aforesaid Negro Abraham
Conditioned that he shall leave the Province within ten days
from the Time of his delivery out of Goal and never return
again, which was issued accordingly.
Ordered by His Excellency the Governor with the Advice
of this Board that the present General Assembly of this
Province which stands Prorogued to Tuesday the Seventh day
of August next, be further Prorogued until Monday the 24^th
Day of September next, and Proclamations issued accord-
ingly.

p. 112

At a Council held at the Governor's on Monday the 2^d Day
of July in the Twentieth year of His Lordship's Dominion
Anno Domini 1770.
Were Present

His Excellency Robert Eden Esq^r Governor

Daniel Dulany Esq^r Walter Dulany Esq^r
The Honble John Ridout Esq^r George Steuart Esq^r

Read the Transcript of the Conviction of Negroes Jack
Wood, Davy and Jack Crane, Condemned at the last Prince
Georges County Court for having Murdered a certain William
Ellson of said County. Read also the following Representa-
tion of the Justices, relative to the said Murder.

Upper Marlbro' June 28^th 1770.
May it please your Excellency.
Negroes Jack Wood Jack Grain and Davy of this County
have been Indicted before us for the Murder of William Ell-
son, the first for having given the Mortal Wound the two
others as Aiders and. Abettors and upon an impartial and
legal Tryal found Guilty. Wood was Condemned upon his
own Confession frequently and willingly made, and Grain and