170 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1739.

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Accounts or Other Proceedings of the Lower House thereby
to enable Us to take an Account of them, and make the
Report as ordered.
We do also in pursuance of and Obedience to the fore-
going Order of the honourable the Lower House of Assembly
request you will give directions to your said Clerk of the
Provincial Court to make out authentick Copies of all such
Acts of Assembly Entries or Papers as are recorded in the
said Office, and which he shall be directed to do under Our
Hands for the Use and on Account of the Publick of the Pro-
vince of Maryland, We desire the favour of your Answer in
Writing and are with all due Respect Sir
Your most humble & obedient Servants
To Edmund Jenings Esq^r C. Carroll
Secretary of Maryland. This V. Denton

Gentlemen
I have not been able since the Receipt on the 24^th Instant

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of Yours of the 23^d to satisfy myself in any other Answer I
ought to give to it, than what I made to yours of the 11^th
Instant without being first informed by you whether I am to
consider you now acting in a private Capacity or in any and
what publick Character.
Whenever you may be pleased to favour me with an Ex-
planation on this Point I hope to give you a suitable Answer
to the several Particulars in your Letter
I am with all due Respect Gent
Your most humble & obedient Servants
Annapolis E: I :
20 July 1739

To Doctor Carrol & M^r Denton. by my Nephew

Annapolis 26^th July 1739
Sir
We have been favoured with yours of this Date and are not
inclined to enter into any Dispute with you on the Occasion:
If you shall be pleased to comply with Our Request made in
Our former of the 23^d Instant which we sent in Obedience to
the Order of the honourable the House of Delegates of the
Province of Maryland We shall do our Duty so far as We are
able therein if not, we must make Our Report accordingly
We act by Virtue of that Order whereof You have had a
Copy in Our last; as to any particular Denomination or Char-
acter, under which we act in this Affair, We refer that to you
to give