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LORD BALTIMORE'S ANSWER. 301
But Mr. Blackiston takes care to signify that he doubts he shall receive little Tobacco
this year, and gives this as a reason, that his Lordship's Officers threatnen the Masters of
Vessels that in case they pay not the penny per pound duty to them, they shall be sued
and their Vessels siezed, and yet notwithstanding this complaint, His Lordship is ready to
make it appear that the said Blackiston had received several thousand pounds of Tobacco,
even afore he had writt that Letter and the same had paid away to his Creditors who never
had any hopes of being satisfyed by him until he had obtained His Maties commission.
This will be proved if required, so that Mr. Blakiston had no other way this year, to make
up his accounts with the Commissioners of his Maties Customes but by pretending great
obstructions from his Lordship's Officers.
"What M1'. Blackiston has mentioned concerning Major Sewall is as untrue as the
rest of his letter, for when the said Sewall had given him notice of severall Irish Vessels
he intended to seize, the said Blackiston neglected to assist him in it, and so the said
Sewall was forc'd to proceed without him, and after that those Vessells were seized, the
said Blackiston persuades Captain Allen to send boats and men to secure them, who,
finding his Lordship's Officers on board, were disappointed, which gave great trouble to
them both and is the cause of his writing that he was prevented in the discharge of His
office, some of the said Vessells were condemned at a speciall Court and the rest more
likely to receive the same condemnation as his Lordship has bin inform'd, and a faithfull
account will be given. Suddenly by his Lordship's Officers to the Commissioners of
His Matie3 customes, and His Lordship is assured they will be also ready and able to
clear themselves in all Particulars when they shall know and understand what Mr.
Blakiston has charg'd them with, for his Lordship doth not doubt but it will in the end
appear some prejudice and ill will the said Blakiston has been guilty off in His Office
and of which his Lordship has given notice to the Commissioners of his Majestie's
Customes.
" Therefore his Lordship humbly beggs that the said Blakiston may be required to
prosecute his great charge contained in his said letter, that in case Coll. Diggs and the
rest of the officers in Mary Land be found guilty they may suffer, but if innocent, as his
Lordship hopes and believes they are, that then they may be clear'd.
" C. BALTIMORE." l
1 Public Record Office, Colonial Papers, London.
| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000328 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | LORD BALTIMORE'S ANSWER. 301 But Mr. Blackiston takes care to signify that he doubts he shall receive little Tobacco this year, and gives this as a reason, that his Lordship's Officers threatnen the Masters of Vessels that in case they pay not the penny per pound duty to them, they shall be sued and their Vessels siezed, and yet notwithstanding this complaint, His Lordship is ready to make it appear that the said Blackiston had received several thousand pounds of Tobacco, even afore he had writt that Letter and the same had paid away to his Creditors who never had any hopes of being satisfyed by him until he had obtained His Maties commission. This will be proved if required, so that Mr. Blakiston had no other way this year, to make up his accounts with the Commissioners of his Maties Customes but by pretending great obstructions from his Lordship's Officers. "What M1'. Blackiston has mentioned concerning Major Sewall is as untrue as the rest of his letter, for when the said Sewall had given him notice of severall Irish Vessels he intended to seize, the said Blackiston neglected to assist him in it, and so the said Sewall was forc'd to proceed without him, and after that those Vessells were seized, the said Blackiston persuades Captain Allen to send boats and men to secure them, who, finding his Lordship's Officers on board, were disappointed, which gave great trouble to them both and is the cause of his writing that he was prevented in the discharge of His office, some of the said Vessells were condemned at a speciall Court and the rest more likely to receive the same condemnation as his Lordship has bin inform'd, and a faithfull account will be given. Suddenly by his Lordship's Officers to the Commissioners of His Matie3 customes, and His Lordship is assured they will be also ready and able to clear themselves in all Particulars when they shall know and understand what Mr. Blakiston has charg'd them with, for his Lordship doth not doubt but it will in the end appear some prejudice and ill will the said Blakiston has been guilty off in His Office and of which his Lordship has given notice to the Commissioners of his Majestie's Customes. " Therefore his Lordship humbly beggs that the said Blakiston may be required to prosecute his great charge contained in his said letter, that in case Coll. Diggs and the rest of the officers in Mary Land be found guilty they may suffer, but if innocent, as his Lordship hopes and believes they are, that then they may be clear'd. " C. BALTIMORE." l 1 Public Record Office, Colonial Papers, London. |
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