414 Minutes of the Board of Revenue, 1768-1775.

Lib. No. 86

wise that he give Notice to Thomas Jenings, Esq^r desiring his
attendance at this Board, as His Lordship's Attorney General.
The Board adjourns 'til to morrow Morning 10 o'Clock.

November 29^th 1768
The Board met according to adjournment, Present the
members as yesterday. Thomas Jenings Esq^r agreeable to
notice given him appears and takes a Seat as a Member of
this Board.
Daniel of S^t Thomas Jenifer Esq^r and M^r Frederick Stone
attend the Board to give Information of what passed betwixt
M^r Allen and M^r Stone in consequence of a Demand made by
the latter, on behalf of M^r Jenifer for all the Papers in M^r
Alien's possession relative to the Office of Agent. The Sub-
stance of which will appear by the following Depositions,
which are ordered to be transcribed.
I was ordered yesterday by M^r Jenifer to walk to M^r Alien's
and wait there until he the said M^r Jenifer should come from
the Governor's, where he went for an Order for the Papers
relative to the Office of Agent. On my mentioning my Business
to M^r Allen, he told me when he saw His Excellency's written
order for the Papers he should answer it, that he should not
deliver the Papers to M^r Jenifer as he apprehended His Ex-
cellency had not a Power of superseding his Commission, that
he acted by virtue of the Powers granted him in a blank Com-
mission immediately from Lord Baltimore and that, that Com-
mission would be valid until it was superseded by the same
Power that had granted it, and further that He the said Allen
thought His Excellency's Power, as Governor, ceased im-
mediately on his being informed that a new Governor was ap-
pointed and consequently this was an Inter-regnum to all
intents and purposes, and that the sole Powers of Government

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were vested in the President of the Council.
Sworn before me this 29^th day Frederick Stone
of Novem^r 1768. Geo. Steuart

Two days after having received a Commission from His
Excellency Governor Sharpe, to be Agent and Receiver Gen-
eral for Lord Baltimore, and very shortly after M^r Stone had
been at the House of The Rev^d M^r Allen in consequence of my
direction, I called at his House to deliver a Letter to Him from
the Governor, which Letter, His Excel^y told me contained an
Order for the delivery of all Papers relative to the Agent's
Office. I rap'd at M^r Alien's Door, upon which a negro Boy
came to me and said his Master was not at Home, whilst I
was at the Door M^r Stone came up, I asked him if he had seen
M^r Allen, he said, that he had, and that he was certain he was