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At a Council held at the Honble. Lieut. Governor's House in His Majesty's Garrison of Annapolis Royal upon Friday the 29th April 1720.
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PRESENT
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His Excellency the General, The Honble. Lieut. Governor, Major Lawrence Armstrong, Major Paul Mascarene, The Revd. John Harrison Esqr., Cyprian Southack Esq., Arthur Savage Esq., John Adams Esq., Hibbert Newton * Esq., William Skene Esq., William Shirreff Esq., Peter Boudre Esq.
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His Excellency read that part of his instructions relating to the French inhabitants of this Province taking their Oaths to his sacred Majesty King George, and a copy of the former Oaths and subscriptions of the French inhabitants of this Province to Queen Anne at the time the late Sr Charles Hobbey was Lieut. Governor of this Garrison was also read, advised and ordered,
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That His Excellency be desired to send up an order to the French inabitants of this river to choose six persons to represent the whole body of the Inhabitants; and to act in behalf of the whole and that the said order be drawn up by a committee of Council to be laid before this Board at their next sitting in order for His Excellency's approbation and signing; that Paul Mascarene, John Harrison, Cyprian Southack, and Hibbert Newton Esq., be the said Committee.
R. PHILIPPS.
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Advised and ordered,
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That a Committee be appointed to inspect the papers of the late Governor Caulfield relating to the French inhabitants, That the Honble Lieut. Governor, Lawrence Armstrong Esq., John Adams Esq., and William Shireff Esq., be the said committee, and that they lay before this Board at their next sitting all such papers as they shall think for the service of this Government, and particularly those relating to the Oaths of the French inhabitants of this Province formerly taken by any of them.
R PHILIPPS.
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At a Council held at the Honble. Lieut. Governor's house in His Majesty's garrison of Annapolis Royal upon Saturday the 30th April 1720 A.M.
* Hibbert Newton was Collector of the Customs at Annapolis and Canso. He was a native of Massachutletts — the only son of Mr. Thomas Newton who came out to America from England in 1688, and was some time Attorney General and Comptroller of the Customs at Boston. Hibbert Newton was father of Mr. Henry Newton, Collector at Halifax, and a Member of Council in 1761.
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