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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
UPPER HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
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At a Convention of Assembly begun and held at the City of
Annapolis on Monday the Twenty third day of October in the Eighth
Year of his Lordships Dominion Annoq Domini 1758
Present
His Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq Governor
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U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
1758
Oct. 23
P- 362
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The Honble
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Benjamin Tasker Esq.r
Col.o Hammond
Col.o Tasker
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Benedict Calvert Esq
Daniel Dulany Esq:
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Mess.rs Lloyd and Tilghman from the Lower House acquaint his
Excellency that there are a Sufficient Number of Members met to
make a House, and wait his Excellencys Commands
Benedict Calvert and Daniel Dulany Esq.rs are sent to the Lower
House to Administer the Oaths to the Government appointed to be
Taken by Act of Assembly of this Province to the several Members
of that House and ordered that the Clerk of this House attend them
who Administered the Several Oaths to the several Members then
Present, and they all Subscribed the Oaths of Abjuration and Test
Col.o Hammond and Col.o Tasker are sent to Acquaint the Lower
House that his Excellency requires their attendance in the Upper
House immediately
The Lower House attend and his Excellency orders them to
Return to their House and make Choice of a Speaker.
Mess.rs Lloyd and Tilghman from the Lower House acquaint his
Excellency their House hath made Choice of a Speaker
Benedict Calvert and Daniel Dulany Esq.rs are sent to the Lower
House to Inform them that his Excellency requires their attendance
in the Upper House to present their Speaker for his Approbation
The Lower House attend and present Col.o Henry Hooper as
their Speaker with which Choice his Excellency Declares himself
well pleased and makes the following Speech
Gentlemen of the [Upper and] Lower House of Assembly.
As many of you are already Acquainted with what Passed Between
the two Houses of Assembly during our Late Sessions and the rest
of you may easily inform your selves by recurring to their Journals
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