Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1761-1769. 91

Read the Conviction of three Negroes from Calvert County
Viz^t Toe, Sambo, and Betty for attempting to poison M^r Smith
and his Wife of the same County.
Ordered to be Returned to the Clerk to procure a Report
from the Justices of their Behaviour.
Read a Letter from John Darnall Esq^r to his Excellency in-
forming him of the Conviction of Negro Toby Slave of Ben-
jamin Hall jun^r of Frederick County for the Murder of Ely
Lynthicumb, and that the Negro was a Boy of nine years Old
and that the Court think him an Object of Mercy.
Ordered Pardon issue for the said Negro, which issued
accordingly
Ordered that the present General Assembly of this Province
which stands Prorogued to the ist day of May be further
Prorogued to the 3Oth day of July next and Proclamations
issued accordingly.

At a Council held at the Governor's on Friday the 2Oth
day of April in the Fourteenth year of his Lordship's Do-
minion Annoq Domini 1764.

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor

The honble Benjamin Tasker, Benedict Calvert, Daniel
Dulany, and John Ridout Esq^rs

Read the Report of the Justices of the Provincial Court
whereby it appears they had passed Sentence of Death upon
Negro Jacob the Slave of John Hawkins of Baltimore County
for feloniously breaking and entring the Store House of Gil-
bert Crocket of the same County and Stealing several Goods
thereout.

Lib. J. R.

& U. S.

Ordered Dead Warrant for the Execution of the said Negro
on Friday the 18th day of May next which issued accordingly.
The Report of the Justices of Calvert County relating to the
Conviction of Negro Sambo, Toe and Betty being laid before
this Board whereby it appears that the said Negroes were
condemned upon the Evidence of several others, And like-
wise an Answer of M^r Charles Graham one of the Justices of
Calvert County to a Letter sent him by the Governor's Order
desiring him to enquire of the Owners of the said Negroes
condemned last March County Court for attempting to Poison
M^r Smith and his Wife if they will chuse to export them out of

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