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which the Actions arose are now sold to private persons, as
well as the Consideration of the Death of Thomas Macnemara
who was appointed to negotiate those Affairs under Maurice

L. H.J.

Birchfield Esq^r, we humbly Conceive the Cause of those Evils
in a great measure removed, and are not therefore Inclined
to make any further representation thereof, until such time the
same measures are again put in use.
Signed p Order M: Jenifer Cl: Lo: Ho:

And sent to the Upper House by Coll^o Mackall and five more
They return and Say they Delivered it.
Engrost Bill Empowering Commissioners and Trustees to
dispose of the Real and personall Estates of Thomas Smith-
son of Talbot County and Thomas Smithson of Dorchester
County &c.
Read and ordered to be thus Endorst Viz:

April the 19^th 1720.

Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly, and
Signed p Ord^r M: Jenifer Cl: Lo: Ho:

And sent to the Upper House by Coll: Wool ford and Cap^t
Rider.
They return and say they Delivered it.
Esq^r Hall from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker the
Bill for relief of William Dorrington's heirs thus Endorst Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly, April the 19^th 1720.

This bill will not pass, the parties praying the same being re-
lieveable at Common Law
Signed p Ord^r John Beale Cl: Up: Ho:

The house adjourns till to morrow morning Eight a Clock

Wednesday April 20^th 1720.

The House meet according to Adjournment
Yesterdays Proceedings are Read.
Esq^r Hall from the Upper house Delivers M^r Speaker the
following message and the Engrost bill therein mentioned
Viz.
By the Upper House of Assembly April the 20^th 1720.

Gentlemen.
On Reading the Engrost Bill for Reviving and Continueing
An Act Intituled an Act for Ascertaining the Gauge and Tare
of Tobacco hogsheads &c: we have Examined and considered

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