Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1761-1769. 41

The following Answer being prepared is ordered to be sent
by the Clerk of this Board to Col: Cresap.

Sir

The Governor having received an answer to the Letter he
some time ago sent to S^r Jeffery Amherst with a Copy of yours
to Himself dated 11I^th of June last orders me to Inform you
that the General was apprized of the Intention of some Parties
of the Six Nation Indians to go and make War on Indians to
the Southward and that he had no doubt but the Inhabitants
of these Colonies as the Parties should Pass and repass would
supply them with such Provisions as they should stand in need
of presuming the Assemblies of the respective Provinces will
satisfy such Persons as may be under a necessity of doing so,
In consequence therefore of the General's Letter the Governor
recommends it to you to furnish such Parties of Friendly
Indians as may call at your House with necessary Provisions
and if, when the Assembly meets you will Produce a proper
Account of what you may furnish he will recommend it to
the Assembly to make Provision for your Reimbursement
which His Excellency Flatters himself they will readily do
especially as being a Member yourself you can make the
Gentlemen of the Lower House sensible that the steps you
shall have taken were absolutely necessary to prevent the
Indians committing Depredations on the Frontier Inhabitants
and Disturbing the Peace of the Province.
I am your Humble Servant
John Ross.

Ordered that the General Assembly of this Province be
prorogued to the first Monday in March Next and Proclama-
tions issued accordly

At a Council held at the City of Annapolis on August 1762
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor
Col^o Hammond Stephen Bordley John Ridout Esquires

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

Read the Report of the Magistrates of Charles County
whereby It appears they had passed Sentence of Death against
Negro Jonathan Slave of Basil Smith for a Felony Ordered
Reprieve for a Month for Negro Jonathan which issued ac-
cordly and the Clerk is derected to write to the Sheriff to set
him at Liberty and acquaint him that unless he behaves well
he will be called to his former Sentence.

p. 338