400 Assembly Proceedings, May 14-June 6, 1719.

L. H. J.

Then the Question was put whether that bill shall be
amended or Stand as it now is.

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Resolved it Stand as it now is by the Majority of. Votes.
The house adjourns till one a Clock in the Afternoon.

The house meet according to adjournment.
M^r Speaker haveing Communicated to this house his Ex-
cellencys letter intimating his haveing made a peace with the
Tuskarora Indians,
This house desires his Excellency would be pleased to make
them a Small present of ten pounds Current money.
And Ordered the following Message be prepared viz:

By the lower house of Assembly
May the 26^th 1719.
May it please your Excy
M^r Speaker haveing Comunicated to this house your Ex-
cellencys letter intimating your Concluding peace with the
Tuskarora Indians,
This house returns your Excellency their hearty thanks for
the great care you have hitherto taken in Cultivating and pre-
serving a good friendship with the bordering Indians and
also for makeing the present peace with the Tuskaroras, and
desire your Excellency will be pleased to make them such a
Present as your Excellency shall think proper which we are of
opinion need not Exceed ten pounds Current money.
Signed p Order M: Jenifer Cl: Lo: Ho:

And sent to his Excellency by M^r Rousby & Col^o Hyson
They return and say they delivered [it]
Ordered the following Message be prepared viz:

By the Low^r House of Assembly
May the 26^th 1719

May it please your Honours
This house desires that some of the Members of your

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House may be Joined with some of the Members of our
house to draw up the Addresses proposed in his Excellencys
Speech and this houses Answer
Signed p order M. Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho:

Which was Sent to the Upper House by Col^o Mackall M^r
Caldwell M^r Dashiel and M^r Beale.