668 Appendix.

MSS Archives of Md. Black Book 10 No. 42

John Moore John Morgan Tho." Sellers Elisha Hall Ew.d Lewis Jr Edw.d Stevenson Jur Anthoney Gott W.m Askew Ja.s Fendall Gilbert Crockett John Driver John Conaway Robuck Lynch Edmund Talbott William Sargeant Kittridge Henry Green Jos Merryman William Nicholdson J Bonfield George Pickett

Samuell ———— Henry Crown Edward Lewis ———— Paul [or Saul] . Johannes Allgeyer [ ?] Casper Grasmick Christo Settlemier Daniel ———— Christopher Settelmer Niclas ——— Georg Michael Garttmay Henrich Grintzmann Jacob L ———— John Reddell Wm Burk Solomon Wooden his Edw.d L Lewis mark

By the Upper House of

Ass.^y 3 March 1755

Read and Rejected

signed p [order]

J Ross Cl Up Ho

Ent

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	MSS Archives of Md. Black Book 10 No. 43	PETITION OF THE FREEHOLDERS AND INHABITANTS OF CALVERT COUNTY APPROVING THE ADDRESS OF THE LOWER HOUSE TO THE GOVERNOR DATED JULY 3, 1755, REQUESTING THE EN- FORCEMENT IN MARYLAND OF THE PENAL LAWS OF ENGLAND AGAINST THE ROMAN CATHOLICS (see page 159). To y.e Honourable y.e Speaker & Members of y.e House of Delegates of the Province of Maryland. The Petition of y.e Freeholders & Inhabitants of Calvert County. Humbly sheweth That the Lords Proprietary of this Province have for many years past grievously oppress'd y.c Inhabitants of y.c same, not only by siesing on & applying to their own private Uses, divers considerable Sums of Mony arising from Ordinary Licences, Fines & Forfeitures &c. Which several Sums ought to be applied towards defraying y.e charges of Government & y.e Ease, Defence & Security of ye Inhabi- tants thereof, But also their said Lordships Council of State, have