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By the Upper house of Assembly
Augt 2d 1716.
Gent:
Wee have appointed the Honble Col Holland L^t Col Young
and Col Smith three of our members to view the Secretary
Comry and County Clerks offices in this City and to see how
Conveniently they are fitted up for the security of the records
of those offices and desire you will Joyne some of the members
of your house with them that they may make report thereof
to this present Generall Assembly
Signed p order W Bladen Cl: Upr ho:

In answer to which the following Message was prepared
(Viz)

By the Lower house of Assembly
2d Augt 1716

May it please yr honrs
Wee have in Complyance with your Message of this day
by the Honble Col Coursey appointed Mr Rob Tyler Mr James
Lloyd Col Nath1 Hynson Cap^t Thomas Dent & Mr Charles
Wright to Joyne those Honble members of the Up^r house
named therein to view the Secretary Comissary and County
clerks offices and to see how Conveniently they are fitted up
for the security of the Records that they may report thereon
Signed p order Tho: Macnemara Cl: Lo: ho:

Sent to the Upr house by the said Members who return and
say they delivered it
The following Message being prepared was Entred.

By the Lower house of Assembly
Aug. 2d 1716.

May it please yr hon"
Your Message by the Honble Col Wm Whittington of Yes-
terday about the Charge of Squirrells and Crows heads the
last year 1715 has received a full debate and wee have
resolved that tho the yearly charge ariseing on that account
seems very great yet it Circulates among the Several Taxables
of the several Countyes and so no very great Burthen for
every person may if he pleases and thinks itt worth while
Kill as many as will defray his proportion of the charge and
the Squirrells and Crows are by the Encouragment now

L. H. J.

given almost destroyed and to lay an obligation on every
taxable to kill a certain number will not be so effectual a means

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