Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1739. 169

An Act made in 1716 Entituled an Act ascertaining the
Gauge and Tare of Tobacco hogsheads and to prevent cutting
cropping and defacing Tobacco taken on Board Ships or
Vessels upon Freight and for laying Impositions on Tobacco
p the hh^d for the Support of Government, and for the en-
couraging Settlements in this Province by ascertaining the
Manner of paying his Lordships Alienation Fines and Quit
Rents for the Term therein proposed and for taking off the
three Pence p hh^d formerly raised for the Publick Charge

To Edmund Jenings Esq^r Secretary of Maryland. This

Gentlemen
I had before given Orders and have now repealed the same
to M^r Ghiselin Chief Clerk of the Provincial Court (by whom
I send this) to let Both or Either of You have what Copies
you may be pleased to send for out of the Provincial Court
Office upon either of your Promises to pay the fees for the
same as other Gentlemen do
I am Gentlemen
Your most humble Servant
To Doctor Carrol & M^r Denton E: I:

The above was sent p Ghiselin n July 1739.

Lib. C. B.

By the Lower House of Assembly 4^th June 1739

It being moved that several Journals of the Lower House
of Assembly are missing in the Assembly Office, several
Journals of Accounts Treasurers Accounts and other Pro-
ceedings of the Lower House that ought to be lodged in the
Assembly Office Ordered that M^r Vachel Denton & Doct:
Charles Carrol make an Enquiry where the same are lodged,
and collect the same and make Report thereof to the House
next Session and that they likewise obtain authentick Copies
of all other Papers they shall have Occasion of for the Use of
the Publick, and that they employ a Clerk to attend them for
the said Purposes
True Copy Test W Ghiselin Cl Assist, to Cl Lott

Annapolis 23^d July 1739
Sir

In pursuance of and Obedience to the foregoing Order We
request you will direct your Deputy Clerk of the Provincial
Court to lay before us in the Office of the said Court, or
wherever else lodged under his Care, any of the Journals of
the Lower House of Assembly Iournals of Accounts Treasurers

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