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must lye open and exposed to the Insults of the French and
Savages
As a Union of Councils from the several Governments will
be the most likely means of defeating the Designs of so bar-
barous an Enemy, and advancing the Common Cause of his
Majestys Subjects upon the Continent, I doubt not, but you
will think proper to communicate this Representation to your
Council and Assembly, and recommend it to them to follow
the like Example with this Govt that Commissioners may be
appointed by you to answer such laudable Ends.
I am with Great Respect Sir
Your most obedient humble servant
G Clinton

It is the humble Advice of this Board to his Excellency that
the present General Assembly of this Province meet at the
City of Annapolis on the Day to which the Writts of Election
are made returnable, and It is ordered that the Clerk of this
Board write to the several Sheriffs requiring them to give
Notice thereof to the several Members of Both Houses of
Assembly in their respective Counties
Ordered that the honble Col Charles Hammond Treasurer
of the Western Shoar pay out of the Duty of 3^d p hh^d for
Arms lodged by him in the hands of M^r Hyde Merchant in
London to the Executors of M^r Richard Tootell or their Order
the sum of twenty two pounds four shillings and Two pence
sterling being for 6 mo 20 Days Salary to him the said Tootell
as Armourer of this Province ending the 25th of September
last.
11 March 1745

Ordered by his Excellency the Governor that the following
Proclamation issue

Maryland ss

By his Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^r Governor & Com-
mander in Chief in and over the Province of
Maryland.

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A Proclamation

Whereas the present General Assembly of this Province is
this day appointed to be held at the City of Annapolis and
whereas there is not a sufficient Number of Members of the
Lower house come to Town in Order to make a house I have
therefore thought fit with the Advice of his Lordships Council
of State to prorogue the same And I do hereby prorogue the
same to Wednesday the twelfth of this Instant March And to