16 Assembly Proceedings, October 11-27, 1720

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The Aforegoing bill with the Petitions of Tho^s Manning

Sent to the Lower House By Col Richard Tilghman.
The House adjourns untill to morrow nine a Clock

Tuesday Morning October the 18^th 1720
The House meet according to Adjournment

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Present

Col W^m Holland Henry Lowe Esq^r
L^t Col Sam^l Young Col. M. T. Ward
John Hall Esq^r and
Col Rich^d Tilghman James Bowles Esq^r

Col Richard Tilghman says that he has Delivered the bill
for repealing the Act prohibitting the Importation of Bread
&c. and the Petⁿ of Thomas Mannying Order'd to be sent down
to the Lower house Last night by him
M^r Phil Lee with three others from the Lower House De-
liver Col Holland the following Message, Viz.

By the Lower House of Assembly October the 18^th 1720

May it please your Honours. On Considering the third
Article of the Governours Instruction Communicated to us
And in Answer to your Message of the 14^th Instant by Col
Young & Col Addison & to Demonstrate as well, our Readiness
to Embrace this Favourable Opportunity offered by their
Lordships for the propagation of Learning as to Shew our
Respect to his honour the Gov^r and the great hopes and Ex-
pectations we have of his Honour's Good Government.
We have resolved that the Sume of three half pence p hh^d

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be raised on all Tobacco Exported out of This Province, to be
Applyed to the Use of Free Schools to be Erected in the sev-
erall Countys w^thin this Province in the same manner as The
Twenty shill^s Current money p poll on negroes is applied And
have also Resolved, That the Sume of three halfe pence more
be raised for the Use of his honour the Governour (if he shall
be pleased to accept Thereof) to Continue till the 29^th day of
Sept next
With w^ch if your house Concurrs a bill may be prepared
Accordingly
Signed p Order Mich Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.