84 Assembly Proceedings, October 11-27, 1720.

L. H. J.

Smith is Read and Leave Given to bring in a Bill to Confirm to
him 120 feet of the Lot within Mentioned but to Leave 20
foot for a Landing Place between the part of the Lot whereon
Robert Johnson has built a Ship Yard on Condition that he
build a good Saw House to go with two Saws & to Saw 5000
foot of Plank or Scantling and to pay the Corporation five
Shillings p Annum & on Failure the Corporacon to Re Enter.
Signed p Order. M^r Jenifer Cl: Lo: Ho :

The Petition of Thomas Hynson Wright Referr'd from the
Last Sessions was read and referr'd to the same Committee
with the petition of Richard Thatcher.
The Petition of John Macclester is Read and referred till
next Sessions A Bill for the Reliefe of Thomas Plummer is
read & will pass with the Amendments

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Which being so Endorst is sent to the Upper House by
Mess^rs Tyler & Crabb
Who return & say they have Delivered it.
The Petition of Tho^s Bordley Esq^r and Tho^s Larkin is
referr'd till the next Sessions. The Petition of James Glad-
stone and Mehitable Pierpoint Referr'd from the last Sessions
for Confirming Robert Andersons Will being read, Leave is
given to bring in a Bill as pray'd. John Rousby Esq^r from the
Committee especially Appointed returns the Report following
Viz. The Report of the Committee Especially appointed by
the Lower house of Assembly to Examine into the Allegations
of the Petition of Richard Thatcher of Kent County Planter
and to make their Report thereon. Of the Gentlemen Ap-
pointed for the Same are The Hon^ble John Rousby Esq^r M^r
James Lloyd M^r Benj^a Tasker M^r William Dare and Cap^t St.
Leidger Codd. Who make Choice of John Rousby Esq^r to be
Chairman & John Talbott to be Clerk.
Who having Considered the Allegations of all Parties that
Appeared before them, as well as the Will of Daniel Toas
Sen^r Deced, are humbly of Opinion that his Lands in Mary-
land ought not to be Sould for the paym^ts of his Debts, for that
his Lands in Pensilvania are will'd for the Payment of the
Same which remains Yet unsold. And are likewise of Opin-
ion, That fifteen hundred Acres, part of four thousand five
hundred Acres (for w^ch Robert Roberts Obtained an Act of
Assembly) does of Right belong to Sarah Toas, Daughter of
Daniel Toas, by the Will of her Father Deced. And that it
further Appears to them, by the Oath of W^m Comegys that

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John Toas Satisfied Robert Roberts for the Debt for which
he became bound for the said John Toas, and that he had no