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By his Excellency the Governour & Council in Assembly
May the 9th 1715

In answer to your message by Mr Hamilton & others His
Excellency is pleased to acquaint you that Mr John Rousby
his Majesty's Receiver of the district of Patuxent has given
him his Account of the 3d p Hhd appropriated for purchasing
Arms Which shall be laid before your House in the Afternoon
& on Saturday last his Excellcy gave orders for Mr John Dan-
sey Receiver of his Majestys District of Potowmack to appear

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before the Council with his Accounts of the said Revenue of
Fines & Forfeitures in order to be laid before the Assembly
Signed p order W Bladen Cl Coun.

Sent by the Honble Col Coursey & John Hall Esqr
The Petition of Ledston Smallwood son of Col James
Smallwood and of John Smallwood Grandson of the said Col
Smallwood read praying to be heard against any objections
offered against passing the Bill for confirming the Deed Poll
made by Col Smallwood And ordered to be heard by their
Council in the Afternoon

The Petition of Cap^t John Dorsey Sherriff of Baltimore
County Read and Ordered to lye on the Table till the Bill
relating to the Sherriffs Office be revised
The Board adjourned for two Hours

Post Meridiem

The Council Sate Present as in the morning
Mr John Rousby his Majesty's Receiver of the District of
Patuxent, his Account of the 3d for Arms laid before the Board
And Ordered that the honble Col Wm Coursey go and carry
the said Account to the Delegates for their Inspection.
His Excellency observing that the Assembly had now Sate
fifteen days And that little publick Business had yet been
done with the Advice of the Board It was put to the Question
& resolved Nemine Contradicente that the following Message
be sent to the Delegates

By his Excellcy the Governour & Council in Assembly
May the 9th 1715

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Gentlemen —
We cannot omitt remarking to your House that this Session
of Assembly has now Sate near fifteen days In which Time
very little of the publick Business is compleated Therefore
We must desire you will not take it in ill part We put you in

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