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Minutes of H. M. Council, 1736-1749. |
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attend him in this function, and that in case of their non compliance they should incur the displeasure of this Government for their contempt and disobedience and that two of their Deputies be summoned to appear here as soon as possibly they can by the first opportunity from thence
Signed P. Mascarene
Extract as pr Record
of MinutesSigned W. Shirreff
Secretary
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At a Council held by order of the Honble Paul Mascarene Esq President of His Majesty's Council in His Majesty's Garrison of Annapolis Royal on Friday the 3rd of April 1741 at his own house.
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PRESENT His Honor the President
William Skene Esq
William Shirreff Esq
Erasmus James Philipps Esq
John Handfield Esq
Edward Amhurst Esq |
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His Honor the President acquainted the Board that he had received a packet from the Right Honble the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations containing their letter to the Commander in Chief of this Province naming the Commissioners appointed by His Majesty's Commission under the great seal of Great Britain for settling the boundaries between the Province of the Massachusetts Bay and the Colony of Rhode Island whereof one of the five nominated for this Province Henry Cope Esq is on the expedition now to the West Indies and another Otho Hamilton Esq at Canso, as also a Copy of an order from His Majesty's Privy Council for that purpose, which being read His Honor the President recommended to the other three gentlemen present to prepare for their voyage as vessels were sent from those parts to carry them to the place appointed for their meeting – whereupon it was advised to acquaint the Honble Lieut Col. Cosby Lieut Governor of the Garrison therewith and to that purpose the following letter was drawn up approved of and sent by the three gentlemen nominated in the Commission
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Annapolis Royal
3rd of April 1741
Sir
The Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantation in a littler directed to the Honble Richard Philipps Esq Captain General and Governor in Chief of this His Majesty's Province or to the Commander in Chief of said
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