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Concurr with your house in what you think proper to do in his
favour.
Signed p Order John Beard Cl Up. Ho

Whereupon the Recomendations aforesaid are read and
ordered to be entered as follows Viz:

S^r Although M^r Lowe has Writ to you a great deal of my
mind concerning M^r Humphreys, yet I won't Omit this oppor-
tunity to recommend him myself. He is a Gentleman for
whom I have a great kindness, nay I may say friendship, and
the better to show it I have given him my advice to pay you all
the respect that is due to one upon whose favour he is intirely
to Depend. I have directed him particularly not only to avoid

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the measures but even the Conversation of those who Oppose
you, and don't at all doubt but that a man of so good under-
standing 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 Your most Humble Servant
Guilford
To John Hart Esq^r
Lieutenant Gover^r of Maryland.

28^th May 1719
Gentlemen of the Upper and Lower house of Assembly
The circumstance of my health not permitting me to give my
attendance in the Upper House as my duty and Inclination is
to do, I am obliged in this manner to Signifye to you, That it is
their Lordships Pleasure and request, a bill may be brought
in to Qualifye M^r Humphreys (a particular friend to their
Lordships) to hold any office or imployment notwithstanding
he has not resided in this Province three years. Now the same
favour haveing been shewn the late M^r Steele, I hope this will
not meet with any Defficulty neither from the Upper nor
Lower houses.

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I herewith send you the Letter my Lord Guilford has hon-
oured me with in favour of M^r Humphreys wherein his Lord-
ship 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

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