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very decaying Condition and we being willing that the same
should be repair'd Desire that yo^r Honours will be pleas'd
to appoint some of the members of your Hon^rble house to
Joyn Capt. Nathaniel Hopkins Cap^t Joseph Harrison & M^r

L. H. J.

John Oldham whom we have appointed of our house in a
Comittee to View the same and to make their report thereon
that the necessary Repairs may be made.
Sign'd p Order M. Jenifer Cl Lo. Ho.

Which was sent to the Upper house by M^r Hopkins & M^r
Dashiell They return & say they delivered it.
A Bill to prohibit the Exportation of Indian Corn out of
this province &c was read the first and second times by
especiall Order & past which was so endorst and sent to the
Upper house by M^r Crabb and M^r Warfield. They return
& say they delivered it.
A Bill for the removing Calvert County Court house was
read and the Question being put whether the Bill shall pass
or not? &
It was carried in the Negative.
The Petition of Mathew Ashley was read and [leave]
given to bring in a Bill for his Discharge.
The Petition of Philip Reily was read and referr'd to the
Comittee of Accounts to allow the petitioner what shall ap-
pear to be justly due to him from the publick
The Petition of Cap^t Thomas Dent was read and Thomas
Bordley Esq^r is admitted of Councill with the petitioner and
on hearing the Allegations of all parties concerned,
The Question was put whether a Bill shall be brought in or
not &
It passed in the Negative
James Bowles Esq^r from the Upper house Delivers M^r
Speaker the following petitions, Viz :
The Petitions of Thomas Oldham William Norton and
John Spering languishing prisoners in Cecill County Sever-
ally thus Endorst Viz :

By the Upper house of Assembly
October the 15^th 1724

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Read and referr'd to the Consideration of the Lower House
of Assembly.
Sign'd p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up Ho :

On reading the petition of Mary Hampton leave is given to

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