of the Council of Maryland. 283

By his Exc^y Tho^s Sim Lee Esq^r Governor of Maryland.
A Proclamation

Whereas full Power and authority is given to me by and with the
Advice of the Council to continue the " Act entitled an Act to pro-
hibit for a limited time the Exportation of Wheat, Flour, Rye, Indian
Corn, Rice, Bread, Beef, Pork, Bacon, Live Stock Peas Beans Oats
and other victual and for other Purposes, from and after the tenth
Day of this Instant until the end of the next Session of the General
Assembly and to issue my Proclamation accordingly; Provided the
Embargo be continued in the States of Pennsylvania and Delaware,
so that the Trade of Delaware Bay be not open for the Emolument
of the People residing on the Waters or in the Vicinity thereof And
it appearing that the Embargo hath been Continued in the State of
Pennsylvania until the Thirtieth Day of this Month and in the State

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of Delaware until the twentieth Day of October next I do therefore
by and with the Advice of the Council hereby continue the said Act
until the last Day of this Month.
Given at Annapolis this 9^th Day of Septem^r 1780
By his Exc^y's Command T. Johnson J^r Sec^ry T. S. Lee

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[Council to Patrick Sim Smith Esqr.]

Sir We have received yours of the 7^th Ins^t and request you would
have all the Produce of the Wheat packed into Barrels excepting the
Shorts and Bran

[Council to Capt. Barron]

Sir We have sent down our State Boats, with Directions to render
what Service they can, in clearing the Bay of the Enemy in Conjunc-
tion with your Force. The Assistance we expected from Baltimore is
prevented by some Intelligence received there from the West Indies,
which delays the Departure of the Vessels who were to have Acted
some Time, in the Bay with our joint Force.

[Council to James Horner Esqr. Shrff of Harford County]

Sir M^r Jn^o Lee Webster hath represented to us, that previous
to the Sitting of Harford County November Court, the extraor-
dinary Conduct and menacing Expressions of Thomas Hall of said
County indicating an Intention to deprive him of his Life, or to
commit some very outrageous Violence on his Person, induced him
to apply to a Magistrate for a Warrant to apprehend the said Hall,
that he might be compelled to give Security for his good Behaviour
and to keep the Peace towards the said Webster; That a Warrant
was obtained and executed by a Constable and Hall recognized for

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his Appearance at Harford County November Court last and to keep
the Peace in the Mean Time; that Hall did not appear and attend

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