Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1761-1769. 97

At a Council held at the Governor's on the I2th Day of
November in the Fourteenth year of his Lordship's Dominion
Annoq Domini 1764.

Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor

The honble Benjamin Tasker Edw^d Lloyd Daniel Dulany
and John Ridout Esq^rs

Ordered that the present General Assembly of this Province
which stands prorogued to the 17th day of this Instant No-
vember be dissolved and Proclamations issued accordingly
and it is likewise ordered that Writts of Election issue dated
the 13th Instant returnable the 24th day of December next
and Proclamations issued accordingly.

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

At a Council held at the Governor's on the 15^th of December
in the Fourteenth year of his Lordship's Dominion Anno
Domini 1764.
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor.
The honble Benj: Tasker, Edward Lloyd, Cha^s Goldsbor-

ough and Jn^o Ridout Esq^r

The following Letter from M^r Ross being Read his Excel-
lency was pleased to issue a Commission to Upton Scott ap-
pointing him Clerk of the Council who Qualified accordingly.

Sir
An Indisposition under which I have laboured for some
Days, renders me unable to attend the Meeting of the Council
to day, And as I find that my growing Years render my Offi-
ciating as Clerk of that Board extremely inconvenient to me,
I hope your Excellency will approve of my resigning that
Office in favour of D^r Scott.
I beg leave to return you my most sincere Thanks for the
Many Instances of Friendship I have received from you and
am
With Great Respect
15th December 1764. Your most Obedient
and Obliged humble Servant
J Ross

Read the following Letter and Muster Roll from Col'
Bouquet :

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p. 389