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house will take Care to make him such Acknowledgem^ts as
shall be together with his said Benefice a Sufficient Supporte
for his Maintenance untill such time that some Methods may
be found out to provide better for his Supporte
Signed p Order
Chr: Gregory Cl house Del.

Came Cap^t Moreland M^r Ashman and Col Hanson from
the house.
And the said Cap^t Moreland Reportes that by Order of the
house he had been with M^r Iohn Dent and tendered him the
Conveyance to Acknowledge which he Absolutely refused,
and denyed that he had made any Bargaine with the Country
for the s^d Land.
Advised that a Message be sent to the house to lett them
know that the Rangers have not any provision left, and
whether the house Concurr with his Ex^cy and this Board that
they should be kept out or not.
The following Message Sent p Col Iohn Courts and Iames
Frisby Esq^r

By his Ex^cy the Gov^r and Councill in Assembly
Iuly the 12^th 1699.
Gentⁿ
It being rep^rsented to this Board that the rangers lately
raised by his Ex^cy for security of the Frontiers on potomack
are not any ways Supplyed with provision to Subsist upon
what they had from Annapolis being Spent, It is therefore
recomended to you first to Consider whether or not the said
Rangers should be Continued there, which if you Advice,
then how they shall be Supplyed with Victualls &c.
Signed p Order
W Bladen Cl. Concil.

Original
Journal.

The Board Adjourned till to morrow morning att 8 of the
Clock.

Thursday Iuly the 13^th 1699.

The Councill Sate Absent Col Hen: Iowles and Esq^r Brook
Maj^r Thomas Smith, Maj^r Iames Smallwood and the Mem-
bers of the house Appointed of a Comittee to Consider of
Indian Affairs bring the following Message

By the house of Delegates Iuly the 13^th 1699.

This house humbly Desires that your Ex^cy will be pleased
to Appoint the Same Gent of his Matys honble Councill that

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