410 Journal and Correspondence.

May 7
Liber C. B.
No. 24
p. 410

That the said Treasurer pay to James Brice and John H Stone
Esquires each One hundred pounds Current Money for a Quarter's
Salary ending the 8^th Instant. —

By his Excellency William Paca Esquire Governor of Maryland.
A Proclamation.

Whereas I have been informed by the Honorable Thomas Cockey
Deye, that on Friday night the 11^th of April last, four Men in Dis-
guise came to his Dwelling House armed with Blunderbusses and
Cutlasses, three of whom forcibly entered his said House and broke
open several Chests while the other presented a Blunderbuss at the
breast of the said Thomas Cockey Deye and threatned him with in-
stant Death if he moved or made the least Noise or Resistance And
Whereas public Justice requires that such Atrocious Offenders should
be brought to exemplary Punishment I do hereby offer a Pardon to
any one of the said Offenders who shall first give Information to any
Judge or Justice of the other three Persons who were concerned in
the Perpetration of the Crime and Outrage aforesaid. —
Given at Annapolis this seventh Day of May one thousand seven
hundred and eighty three and seventh Year of our Independence. —
W^m Paca.
By his Excellency's Command
T Johnson J^r Sec^y

May 8
Liber C. B.
No. 24
p. 410

Thursday 8^th May 1783.

Present His Excellency the Governor. —
Benj^a Stoddert, Gabriel Duvall, Ja^s Brice & John H Stone Esq^rs
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Joseph Harrison
Jun^r Sixteen pounds, eleven shillings and One penny specie agreeable
to the "Act to adjust the Debts due from this State " per Cert^a
adjusted. —
That the said Treasurer pay to Thomas Johnson Jun^r Eleven
pounds, five shillings out of the Money appropriated for the Barges
on Account. —

p. 411

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Benjamin Stod-
dert Esq^r One hundred pounds for One Quarter's Salary ending the
8^th of Feb^y last-
That the said Treasurer pay to Benjamin Stoddert, James Brice
and John H. Stone Esquires each One hundred pounds for a Quar-
ters Salary ending this Day. —
That the said Treasurer pay to Gabriel Duvall Esq^r One hundred
Pounds due him for a Quarters Salary ending the 10^th February last
That the said Treasurer pay to James Tootell Sixty six pounds
twelve shillings and one penny specie per Account passed. —