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gave it as his Opinion, that he might safely proceed in his Business,
as no Such Law existed to his knowledge — but Contrary to his ex-
pectation he was presented and fined by the said Court to the full
extent and rigour of the Law — that he has for several Years past
been very unlucky by the Death of his Slaves, and loss of his Cattle
&^ca and has a large and helpless Family to Support, whose ruin must
be enevitable if he should be compelled to pay the said fine, which
said Allegations as set forth in the Said Petition are certified by
three of the Justices of the said County Court to be true Whereupon
the Board taking the Same into Consideration, do order and direct
a Remission of the fine aforesaid. —
John Davidson W^m Paca John H Stone
Cha Wallace. Sam^l T. Wright

The Honorable Gabriel Duvall Esquire attended. —
William McLaughlin Esq^r exhibits an Account of Andrew
Buchanan Esq^r against Daniel Dulany Junior, son of Walter, for
forty six pounds, seventeen shillings and ten pence — examined and
passed by the Aud^r General the 17^th October 1782 and approved by
this Board. —
Gabriel Duvall Esq^r exhibits to this Board the Bond of James
Chalmers to Sylvanus Prothero dated 6^th of August 1775 for the
Sum of Thirty pounds, Balance the 6 Instant Twenty three pounds,
six shillings and six pence — the Bond of James Chalmers to Hugh
Lennox for Seventy eight pounds, thirteen shillings and six pence
half penny Balance thereon including Interest to the 6 Instant Seventy
pounds, five shillings and five pence half penny and also an Account
of Robert Anderson against James Chalmers, bal^e thereon Four
pounds, eighteen shillings and eleven pence half penny passed by the
Auditor General and approved. —
Adjourned 'till to morrow 12 ^oClock

May 13
Liber C. B.
No. 24
p. 492

Friday 14^th May 1784
The Council met.

Present His Excellency William Paca Esquire Governor
The Hon'ble Gabriel Duvall, John H Stone, Sam^l T. Wright—
John Davidson and Charles Wallace Esquires.
M^r Francis Curtis exhibits a Judgment obtained by Patrick Hamil-
ton against Robert Christie for Nineteen pounds, thirteen shillings
and an half penny Current Money passed by the Aud^r General 14 In-
stant approved by the Board. —

May 14
Liber C. B.

No. 24
p. 492

A Certificate from M^r Thomas Brooke Hodgkin Clerk of the Gen-
eral Court of the western shore, was laid before the Board Purport-
ing that it appears by the Record of Proceedings of the said Court

p. 493