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Black Book
No. 5
Letter No. 21
Oct. 20
1748

County waggon-maker all natives of Germany Have lived within
the said Province for many (Eight) years past and hath taken the
Oaths by Law prescribed and have been naturalized according to
Law whereby they are here Intitled to the Protection of this Gov^mt
as one of the Subjects all the Rights Liberties Privileges Franchises
& Immunities of the Subjects of his Majesty King George the second
by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, ffrance & Ireland and all
other Dominions & Countrys thereto belonging whereof Maryland
is part Defender of the ffaith &c and ought to be deemed Reputed
and taken as faithfull & Leige Subjects of his said Majesty, and
whereas Nicholas Benedrick Stephen Remsperger Jacob Bruner and
Henry Thomas hath declared to me that they Intend with all Con-
venient speed to visit their native Country and their Relations and
ffriends there and to return again to their ffamilies & Habitations
and have Requested me to give them proper Testimonials of their
Conditions and Character I have at their Instance and request as by
these presents I do Certify and declare that they are of good Repu-
tation and have always been as good & faithfull subjects to his
Sacred Britannic Majesty and I request that all Princes States
Magistrates & others whom it may concern will be pleased to treat
them the said Nicholas Benedrick Stephen Remsperger Jacob Bruner
and Henry Thomas (they always behaving as they ought) and with
Justice and Humanity to suffer them to pass and Repass upon their
Lawfull business and occasion without Hindrance or disturbance,
hereby promising to treat any of the subjects of such Princes &
States whose affairs may Induce them to come into this Province
in like manner In Testimony whereof I have to these presents set
my hand and caused the Great Seal of the said Province to be af-
fixed to the same Given at Annapolis in the said Province this 20^th
day of October in the year of the Reign of his said Majesty
Anno Dmi 1748

Calvert
Papers
No. 1139
February 12

1748/9

[Sam. Ogle to Lord Baltimore]
My Lord The last Letter I did myself the honour to write your
Lordship was by Cap^t Belley in answer to your Lordships of the
23^rd of Sept^r last. Since that time we have lost numbers of people
by Death, the Feaver that came on in the Fall having raged with
the greatest violence during the whole winter, & I fear will not yet
leave us for some time. This has made many of us very Serious,
as well on acc^t of our own danger, as the Loss of our Negroes, how-
ever it has not lessened our Ardor in relation to our Elections which
are to come on in March next & which I fear in spite of all that we
can do will not go quite so well as could be wished.
When the Inspection Law was under Consideration many of the
Lower house were greatly puzled, & did not know whether their
being for or against it might hurt or Serve them in their Elections &
this was made such proper use of that several voted for the Law