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And ord^d that Coll. W^m Watts M^r Justinian Jordan M^r
Nath. Hopkins, Jno Beale Esq^r and M^r Dan^l Sherwood be a
Committee to Consult and Project for the building thereof and
make an Estimate and their report thereon to this House.
Ordered that the Honble Sam^l Young Esq^r Public Treas-
urer of the Western Shore pay to M^r Jno Caldwell the remain-
ing part of the one hundred and fifty pounds Sterling due to
him in Money for the Work Done by him about the Stadt
House and Seven Shillings Current Money for his Charge in
Sending down to Col^o Holland's for Lead.
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning Nine of the
Clock

L. H. J.

Saturday Morning October the 13^th 1722.

The House meets according to adjournment.
Yesterdays Proceedings are Read.
The Petition of ffran: Gandevit and John Read of Pensil-
vania praying to be relieved against some unjust practices
used against them by one "William Vanhesdonk Riddlesden
was read & leave given to bring in a Bill on Making good their
Allegations before the Comittee of Laws. And Ordered the
Comittee of Laws enquire into their Allegations and make
their report thereon to this House.
The Petition of William Jarvis and W^m Griffin languish-
ing Prisoners in Calvert County were read and Leave given
to bring in a Bill for their relief.
The Petition of Richard Young Gate keeper at Annapolis
praying that the Assembly will be pleased to Order the repair
of the Town Gates and fences and Continue him Gate keeper
was read but some Complaints being made against him,
Ordered that hee give Security this Sessions in the Sum of
Tenn Thousand pounds of Tobacco for the well keeping the
Gate and Securing the Horses belonging to the People of the
Country and of the City, or that if they get away he be
obliged to bring them in at his Owne Charge on reasonable
and Convenient Notice given him or that in Default thereof
he be no longer Gate Keeper This to be Only for the benefit
of the Inhabitants (non residents Excepted)
M^r Tyler from the Comittee of Agrievances returnes the fol-
lowing report Viz :

By the Comittee of Agrievances
8^ber the 13^th 1722.
It is Offered to this Comittee as an Agrievance that there
is allowed for Wolves heads or Scalps bought of the Indians

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