694 Appendix.

Black Book
No. 6

p. 113
April 4
1746

[A Schedule of Deeds and papers sent to Maryland w^th M^r W^m
Manduit by the Right Honb^le Cha: Lord Baltimore] April 4^th 1746.
17 Feb. 1745/6. Release from M^r Jn^o & M^r Herbert Hyde to
M^r Samuel Hyde
The s^d M^r John & Herbert Hyde their Authority to his Excel-
lency Governor Bladen & Others to Acknowledge the s^d Deed
17^th & 18 Feb^ry. Lease & Release from M^r Samuel Hyde to Lord
Baltimore of Certain Lands &c. therein mentiond & also Ass^t of
Debts.
The said Sam: Hyde Authority to Governor Bladen and Others
to Acknowledge the same
18^th Feb^ry Lord Baltimore Letter of Attorney to Governor Bladen
& Benjamin Tasker Esq^r proved — Marked. A: Proofs of the severall
debts mention'd in the Schedule to the said Deed Marked. B.
Coppy of M^r Jenings Bond for securing his Debt Market (6)
the Original of w^ch is in Lord Baltimores Custody
Coppy of former Accounts between the said Samuel Hyde & the
persons mentioned in the Schedule to the said Deed from the foot
of w^ch the said debts arise and w^ch s^d former Accounts have been
already proved by M^r Hyde & are in Custody of M^r Dulany
marked. (D.)

p. 114
July 6, 1746
[Attested by
Jno. Brown-
ing, Secre-
tary]

[Orders & Instructions to Our Trusty & well Beloved Benjamin
Tasker Esq^r our Agent & receiver General in Our Province of Mary-
land from Lord Baltimore, London.]
As to what foreign whole Gold & Silver, w^ch at any time you
receive in Payments on Our Acc^o tis our will & pleasure, that you do
not Allow more then Three pound twelve shills & six pence, sterling
p^r Ounce, for the said Gold, nor more then five shill. p^r Ounce ster-
ling for the said silver.
And that you do take the first Opportunity by a Man of war to
send, what Gold & Silver, you have already receiv'd on Our Acco.

Calvert
Papers
No. 1136
August 16
1746

[Chas Hammond, Robert Gordon, Geo. Steuart, Com'rs of the
Paper Currency Office, Annapolis, to Lord Baltimore]

My Lord We Presume to Address ourselves to your Lordship in
relation to the Trust reposed in us by the Act of Assembly for Emit-
ting and making Current Ninety Thousand pounds Current money
of this Province in Bills of Credit.
That Act Impowered Mess^rs Samuel Hyde, William Hunt and
Robert Cruikshank, or any two of them to Act as Trustees for
Several purposes in the Execution of that Act in London, But as
the same placed the Conduct of those Trustees under your Lord-
ships Superintendency and direction, And further Impowered your
Lordship to remove Any Trustee and nominate Another as your
Lordship should think proper.