466 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1749.

Lib. C. B.

Whitehall 19 July 1749
Sir

Upon the 30^th of May last, the House of Commons presented
an humble Address to the King desiring that his Majesty
would be graciously pleased to give directions, that there be
Laid before that house in the next Session of Parliament an
Account of the Tenor and Amount of all the Bills of Credit
which have been created and issued in the Several British
Colonies and Plantations in America as well those under
Proprietors & Charters as under his Majestys immediate
Commission & Government that shall be then outstanding
distinguishing the Amount of the same in each Colony or
Plantation & the Respective times when such Bills so out-
standing were issued with the Amount of the said Bills in

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Money of Great Britain both at the times when such Bills were
issued and at the time of Preparing the said Account and also
the times fixed for the calling in Sinking & discharging such
Bills, and the Funds Appropriated for that purpose; And I
am now in Consequence thereof Commanded by His Majesty
to Signify his Pleasure to you, that you should Order all such
Accounts, so far as they relate to your Government to be
prepared & Transmitted forthwith to me that I may Lay the
same before his Majesty & Receive his farther Pleasure there-
upon with Regard to their being Laid before the Parliament.
I am Sir
Your Most Obed^t hble Serv^t
Bedford.

The following Answer being prepared is read, and this
Board desire his Excellency will be pleased to transmit the
same to his Grace the Duke of Bedford

My Lord
Your Grace's Commands of the 19^th of July last and which
I this Day received, signifying that I should transmit to your
Grace a State of the Paper Currency issued in this Province,
I have accordingly inclosed the same, and am with all imagin-
able Respect
Your Grace's
Most Obedient and most humble Serv^t
Duke of Bedford Sam: Ogle

Province of Maryland
In the year 1732 An Act of Assembly passed in this Prov-
ince to Emit Ninety Thousand Pounds Current Money in Bills
of Credit which at the time of Emission were calculated to be