The Lower House. 163

The Bill entituled a Supplementary Act to the Act Entituled An
Act for the speedy Recovery of small Debts out of Court before One
Justice of the peace and the Bill Entituled A Supplementary Act to the
Act Entituled An Act ascertaining what Damages shall be allowed
upon protested Bills for Exchange were sent to the Upper House by
M.^r J. Goldsborough and M^r Mackall

Samuel Wilson Esq.^r brings in and delivers to M^r Speaker the
following Report Viz

By the Committee appointed to enquire into the Facts set forth
in the petition of Mary Covington Administratrix of Philip Coving-
ton deceased

Your Committee find that the Inventory of Philip Covingtons
Estate returned into the Commissarys Office amounts to £184.0.5 as
alledged in the petition

That by an Account passed by Mary Covington Admix of Philip
Covington with the Deputy Commissary of Somerset County it ap-
pears the said Admix hath paid the Sum of £184.. 2.. 11 of which
£161.1.4 was applied to the Payment of a Bond passed by Philip
Covington to Henry Waggaman Jun.^r

Your Committee further Report that a paper purporting to be a
Copy of a Bond passed by Philip Covington Daniel Jones and
Nehemiah Covington to Henry Waggaman Junior dated the 24.^th
of August 1763 for the payment of £301. 5. 5 1/4 Current Paper Money
with Interest and on which is Indorsed an Affidavit of Levin Wilson
that the same was a true Copy of the Original Bond to which the
said Levin Wilson appears to be a Witness was produced and shewn
to us but the Original Bond was not shewn us

That another paper purporting to be a Copy of a Bond passed by
Philip Covington Daniel Jones and James Covington to Mary Wag-
gaman dated the 24.^th day of August 1763 for the payment of
£25...4.0 in pieces of Eight at 7/6 each with Interest and on which
is Indorsed an Affidavit of Levin Wilson that the same was a true
Copy of the Original Bond to w.^ch the said Levin Wilson appears
to be a Witness was produced and shewn to us but the Original
Bond was not shown us

That another paper purporting to be a Copy of a Bond from
Philip Covington and James Covington to Levin Dashiell Dated
the 5.^th Day of April 1762 for the payment of £16.14.4 in good
Spanish pistoles or pieces of Eight as they shall pass at the Time of
Payment at or before the 5.^th Day of April then next ensuing with
Interest was also produced and shewn to us

That sundry Account against Philip Covington Amounting to
£61..9..7 3/4 some whereof are proved and others not proved were
produced and shewn to us

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
Nov. 19