492 Assembly Proceedings, September 23-October 26, 1 723.

U. H. J.

Obligation of our duty diligently to apply ourselves to the
Consideration of any means that may tend thereto; and if
we should happily agree upon proper methods for so doing
leaves us no Room to Doubt of your Concurrence.
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up: Ho.

To which his Honour was pleased to make the following
Reply Viz.

Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly

I return you my hearty thanks for your kind Address and

I shall always study to deserve your good opinion.
Adjourn'd till Morning nine a Clock.

Wednesday September the 25^th 1723
Met according to Adjournment.

Present
His Honour the Governour

The
honblej

Col^o W^m Holland
Col^o Sam^l Young
Col^o Tho^s Addison
Col^O M. Til. Ward

Col^o Rich^d Tilghman
John Hall Esq^r
John Rousby Esq^r
Benj^a Tasker Esq^r

Members
of the
Upper
House

P. 13

The Three Bills Brought up Yesterday from the Lower
House, sent to the Lower House by John Rousby and Benjamin
Tasker Esq^rs who returns and says they deliver'd them.
His Lordship's Answer to the Addresses of both Houses
of Assembly Anno Dmi 1721 being a Duplicate the original
of which miscarried is sent to the Lower House with the
following Message by Col^o Holland viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Sep^r the 25^th 1723
Gentlemen.
The inclos'd is a Duplicate of his Lordship's the Lord Pro-
prietary's Answer to the Addresses of both Houses in the
year 1721 the Original of which miscarried as his Honour
has inform'd us, and Comunicated to us by his Hon^r in Ord^r
to be transmitted to yo^r House
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Who returns and says he delivered it
Coppy of his Ldps first Instruction to the Honble Charles