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A Bill from the Lower House by M^r Stoddert & M^r Lloyd

for preventing the destroying of Boundaries or Bounded
Trees and the Bounding of Trees or setting up Boundaries
without Lawful Authority thus endorsed

By the Lower House of Assembly
Ocf the 20^th 1722

Read the first and second Times by Especial order and will
pass
Signed p ord^r M: Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

Adjourned till Monday morning nine of the Clock

Monday October the 22^d 1722
Met according to Adjournment
Present

U.H.J.

The honbte

Col W^m Holland
Col Sam^l Young
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r

Col Rich^d Tilghman
Col Thomas Addison

Met according to Adjournment

His Honour the Governour having communicated to this
Board A Letter of Col Alexander Spotswood's and Particu-
larly one Paragraph of said Letter relating to Runaway
negroes and Slaves received and protected by the Shuannoe
Indians, It is thought proper that a Copy of said Paragraph
be made out and sent to the Lower House and Ordered that a
Message be prepared thereon; which Message is as follows
Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Oct^r the 22^d 1722

Gentlemen. His Honour the Governour having communi-
cated to us a Paragraph of Col Spotswood's Letter to his
Honour of the 13^th of this Instant October, We have Sent you
a Copy thereof which is as follows viz.
Another Proposition I have to make to your Indians with
Respect to Runaway negroes and Slaves; it being a matter
of Importance w^ch must greatly affect the Properties of
People in these Parts if Indians be allowed to harbour our
Slaves, as the Shuannoes at this Time do, and protect them
under the Pretence of having set such Slaves free
This, Gentlemen, we look upon as a matter of great Im-
portance to this Province, several of our own negroes and
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