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Lieutt Col Thomas Smithsons Petition read setting forth that he was taken sick at a Sessions of Assembly held the twenty third day of October last and has been at great Charges for Physick and Expences then having no business of his own but only to serve the Country and prayed to be reimbursed the said Charges and Expences The said Petition being thought reasonable is recommended to the House of Delegates for their Consideration and Al- lowance The Board adjourned till eight of the Clock to morrow morning Tuesday Sepr 12th 1704 The Council Sate Present as yesterday psent his Excy the Governour

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	The Honble	Thomas Tench Esqr Col John Addison Thomas Brook Esqr Robert Smith Esqr Col John Hammond Col Francis Jenkins	Lt Col William Holland James Sanders Esqr Kenelm Cheseldyne Esqr Col Thomas En nails William Coursey Esqr

Col Thomas Ennals being indisposed has leave given him
to go home

M^r Charles Kilburne's petition for allowance for looking
after the Guns and firing them on occasions as required read
and referred to the House of Delegates

Thomas Hebbs Petition read and referred to the House of
Delegates

Major Low M^r Leech M^r Eccleston and M^r Thomas Frisby
bring from the House a message in answer to the message by
M^r Coursey that the house has appointed them to join the
members of the Council on the Subject proposed

To which was returned.

By his Ex^cy the Governour and Council in Assembly
September the 12th 1704.

This Board Judging that the Conference yesterday desired
by the House to Consider of what was therein proposed was
of great moment to the Province did not appoint less than five
of their members to join those of the House and therefore we
desire that you'll add some more of your members to those
you have already appointed to join with ours of this Board