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Which message being Read the following answer is pre-
pared thereto (Viz)

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 7^th 1723.
Gentlemen.
In all Cases which Require our consent it is necessary that
we should be fully Acquainted with Every Thing relating

U. H. J.

thereto, especially when the matters brought before us are of
Importance but the Removal of Richard Young from the
Office of Gate keeper being of small moment to the Province
and the Examination into Every Thing that may be alledg'd
ag^t him being likely to take up a great Deal of time, we Con-
sent to his Removal, not doubting but that your House has
taken the Care necessary in that Particular.
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up: Ho :

Which answer was sent to the Lower House by Col^o Young
The Petition of the Rev^d M^r Tho^s Howell Rector of Great
Choptanck and others the Inhabitants of Dorchester County
&c was read again and thus Endorsed viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Oct^r the 7^th 1723

Read and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly
Signed p order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up Ho.

Which Petition so endors'd is sent to the Lower House by
Col^o Tilghman
A Message from the Lower House by M^r Oldham and M^r
Bozman (viz.)

By the Lower House of Assembly Oct. the 7^th 1723
May it please your Honors
Whereas several Ancient Papers, Records and Registries
of Towns in this Province are now Lodged in the Hands of
Private persons, so that they cannot regularly be Come at,
this House desires your Honours will be pleased to Joyn with

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us in an Ordinance obliging the several Persons in whose
Hands any of the Town Records or other Papers relating to
the Towns are, to deliver the same to the several County
Clerks to be Lodg'd and kept as Records in the Counties where
the several Towns lye and that the Receits of the County
Clerks shall be sufficient to discharge the said Persons, in
whose Hands such Records or other Papers shall be
Sign'd p Order M: Jenifer Cl. Lo. Ho.

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