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U. H. J.

. dren Consequently the widow having Right to the Adminis-
tration of Intestates Estates no relation of a more Remote
Degree can be qualified to Call the Residue out of her Hands
by those Laws.
We therefore Conceive the Bill as Proposed by this house

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is Agreeable to the Laws of Great Brittain & that the Amend-
ments Proposed would be Repugnant thereto
Signed p Order Mic Jenifer Cl: Lo: House

M^r Charles Wright & Two Others with the following
message
By the Lower House of Assembly

June 2^d 1719
May It Please your Honours
This House Desires that some of the Members of Your
House may be Joyned with M^r Philip Lee M^r Charles Wright
M^r Edmond Benson & Cap^t Rich^d Colegate in a Comittee this
Afternoon to Inspect the Public Records that the Sev^ll Officers
may give Security according to the Directions of the Act for
Repairing the Records &c. on the Report that shall be made
from that Comittee
Signed p Order Mic Jenifer Cl Lo Ho.

The House Adjourns till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem
The House meett According to Adjournment.
Present as before noon

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By the uper House of Assembly
June 2^d 1719
Gentl. In answer to Your message in the Forenoon by M^r
Charles Wright & Two Others this House has Appointed Col
Sam^ll Young & Philemon Lloyd Esq^r to Joyn with the mem-
bers of your House you therein Mentioned in a Comittee to
Inspect the Publick Records who will be ready to attend on
that Service in the Secretarys Office in the Stadt house to
morrow morning seven a Clock
Signed p order John Beard Cl Up Ho.

Sent p Col Young who Returns & says he D^d it
M^r Codd & M^r Parry with a Bill against Buying & Selling
of Offices & to Prevent Corruption in Officers Passed by the
Lower House