126 Assembly Proceedings, July 18-August 5, 1721.

U. H. J.

us the Application that hath been Made, by Some Consider-
able persons in the Government of Maryland, to the End the

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Assemblys, of both Colonies might be moved to Concurr in
the like Design And as we believe the building Such Light
house will be very beneficiall to the trade of both Colonys
have resolved that a Light house be built and maintained at
Cape Henry at the Charge of the Colony of Virginia. Pro-
vided the Province of Maryland will Contribute one hundred
and fifty Pounds Sterling towards building and Eighty
pounds Sterling p Annum, for maintaining the same for Ever :
And Humbly Desire the favour of your Honour to Communi-
cate our Resolutions on this head to the Governor of that
Province, and hope such Measures may be taken as will Induce
the Assembly of that Province, to Concurr in so Beneficiall a
Work.

Whereupon the following Message is Prepared Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly.
July the 19^th 1721
Gentlemen. We are of Opinion that a Light house on Cape
Henry would be of great Advantage to the Trade of this
Bay and recommend to you the Consideration of so Use-
full a project but we observe the Sumes Proposed by the Ad-

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dresse herewith Sent you are what we cannot properly Judge
of for want of Knowing the particular Scheme of the Design.
We Desire you to Signify your Resolutions hereon that if
We Agree in our Sentiments Concerning it we may Desire
the favour of his Honour the Gov^r to Communicate the Same
to Virginia that we may not Loose the benefit of so Usefull a
Work for Want of a Right Understanding of it or of falling
into proper Methods to Effect it
Gentlemen The mention that is made in the Addresse of
an Application made by some considerable persons in Mary-
land, We understand to be no other than an accidentall Con-
versation by Some Gent of that Government with some of
this some years since in Company with the late Governour
where Such a Projection as this is was mentioned as a Con-
veniency and such we Esteem it would be, but we know of
nothing that has been done by way of Application on that
foot
Signed p order John Beale Cl. Up. ho.

Sent to the Lower House with the Aforesaid Addresse by
Esq^r Bordley Who returns and Says he Delivered the Same