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proposed being of extraordinary Moment we desire you if you
think it advisable to appoint a Member of your House out of
each County in this Province to confer with the Honble Col^o
Coursey, Col^o Samuel Young, Col^o Thomas Addison and Col^o

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Richard Tilghman, And that if it may be agreeable to you his
Excellency desires the Conference may be held at his House
he having something of Moment to offer which may save the
Trouble of many Messages.
Signed p Order W Bladen Clerk of Council

A Bill for reconciling Differences in Relation to the Bounds
of Land within this Province and for settling the Bounds
thereof was read the first Time and Ordered a second Reading
on. Saturday Morning the 7th Instant
The Petition of Philemon Ephraim and Thomas Emerson
praying Leave to bring in a Bill for Sale of some intailed
Lands being read this Day in the House is Rejected.
The Petition of Daniel Philips of Calvert County being
read the following Message is prepared Viz.

By the House of Delegates
3d May 1715

May it please your Excy
The Petition of Daniel Philips to this House herewith sent
seeking for a Recommendation of his Case about a Judgment
obtained against Henry Mitchell deceased whose Admr your
Petitioner is, being read, the Petitioner's Case being found by
the House to be deplorable, is humbly referred to your Excy
for all the Relief that may be given by giving Directions in
Relation to the Prosecution and favourably representing his
Case to his Majesty.
Signed p Order Tho. Macnemara C. H. D.

Sent up to the Honble Council by Mr Thomas Holdsworth
and Mr Peter Taylor.
They return and say they delivered the same.
The following Message being prepared to the Honble
Council in Answer to the Message brought down this Morning
by Col^o Coursey and Col^o Addison is ordered to be entered
as follows Viz.
By the House of Delegates
the 3d of May 1715

May it please your Honours,
In Compliance with your Message of Yesterday by Col^o
Coursey and Col^o Addison this House has appointed Col^o

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