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Minutes

Hij Excellerey Lieutnt General

Boenens of an Extraordinary

Grinfield, Commander in Chief.

Meeting of the Court of

of 1lis majestys Korees.

Tte Commandeur of Essequibo,

Policy of the Colonies of

M:r G: H. Frok.

Essequebo and Demerary

De Fiscaal, M.r van Berckel

held

and

and their Dependencies, af

P. P Luyken.

the Court House in

C: D. Moek

. Conmeelton.

J. van den velden a

the Toun of Habroek on

F: Kroll. —

hoguire

Thiersday the 22=e September 1803.

His Excelleney Lieut=n General Grinfield

having appeared in Court and placed huimself

in the Presidents chair, represented to the

datrd

members that conformable to the Capitulation

15 8apn 1508

by wvhich thes Colony had been placed van der

ste British Government, it was requisite for

all te Inhabitants to taken Ookh of

Allegiance to Mlij Majesty; — and Wat te

made na doubt: but the members of His

Court would feetthe propriety of Hheir

setting an Example in this behalf jo ste

publie, bytaking before him te soid

Path agricatse totte Form which had

teen approved of andsworn to ofter Ke„