The Lower House. 633

Which was read and rejected.
An Engrost Bill for the Relief of Will^m Jarvis and W^m
Griffin Languishing prisoners in Calvert County was read
and assented to and was so Endorst and sent to the Upper
House by Col^o Mackall and M^r Smith. They Return and Say
they delivered it.

The House Adjourns till to-morrow Morning nine of the
Clock.

Wednesday Octob^r the 9^th
The House Meets According to Adjournment
Yesterdays proceedings are read.
A Bill for the Relief of such Persons as have allready
Suffered or may hereafter Suffer by the Misconception of the
Tobacco Laws was read the first and second times by Especiall
Order and past which was so Endorst and sent to the upper
House by M^r Mackall and M^r Young.

They Return and Say they Delivered it.
Col^o Mackall from the Conference on the Indians Lands
Returns the following Report Viz :

At a Conference held at the House of M^r Francis Bowes
at the City of Annapolis on Monday the Seventh day of
Octob^r Annoq Dom. 1723 to Examine into the Indians Lands
upon Nanticoak and Choptank Rivers.

Of the Upper House of Assembly

Col^o Thomas Addisonl
The Hon^rble | Present.
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r

Of the Lower House of Assembly.

L. H. J.

Col. John Mackall]
M^r Robert Tyler Present
M^r Robert King
M^r Thomas Gant

Who made Choice of the Hon^rble Col^o Thomas Addison
Chairman and John Gresham Jun^r Clerk.
Adjourned till Tuesday morning Seven of the Clock.

Met According to Adjournment.
And upon Inquiry into what right the Nanticoke Indians
have to the Lands they now live upon it is found that they
Inhabited and had Cabins on Chickacoan Creek in the year
1668 as in lib. H. H. Land Councill Book fo: 296 and in the
year 1678 as in Lib R R Land Councill Book fol. 166.

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