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to do, I am Obliged in this manner to signify to you, That it
is their Lordships Pleasure & Request A bill may be brought
in to Qualify M^r Humphrys ( a particular friend to their
Lordships) to hold any Office or Imploym^t notwithstanding he
has not Resided in this Province three years.
Now the same favour having been shewn the late M^r Steel,
I hope this will not meet with any Difficultys neither from the
uper nor lower houses.
I herewith send you the Letter my Lord Guilford has
honoured me with in favour of M^r Humphrys, wherein his
Lordship is pleased to Express himself in a manner so much
to his Advantage that I Doubt not It will be very Prevailing
with both houses for the Ready Passing the bill Desired
Jo: Hart

My Lord Guilfords Letter to his Excellency

S^r Although M^r Lowe has writ to you a great deal of my
mind Concerning M^r Humphrys Yet I won't omitt this oppor-
tunity to Recommend him my self, he is a Gentl for whom I
have a great Kindness, nay I may say Friendship, And the
better to shew it I have given him my Advice to pay you all

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the Respect that is due to One upon whose Favour he is In-
tirely to Depend. I have Directed him particularly not only to
Avoid the measures but even the Conversation of those who
Oppose you, And don't at all Doubt but that a man of so good
an Understanding as he is master of will Pursue his True
Interest, which is to please you and me at the same time. I
have been very much Importuned to Recomend M^r George
Read to you, who is Comeing to Maryland, which I do not for
any particular thing, but as his future behaviour shall be.
I am yo^r most humble Serv^t
London Dec^r II^th 1718 Guilford
To John Hart Esq^r Lieut^t Gov^r of Maryland

The House Adjourns till Afternoon.

Post Merediem
The house meet according to Adjournment

Present as before noon
M^r Robert Tyler and M^r James Frisby with a Supple-
mentary Bill to the Act for Appointm^t of Constables &c.
Passed by the Lower House

The House Adjourns till to morrow morning

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