112 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 4, 1724.

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Col^o Addison from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the Petition of Margaret Jordan, John Jordan, Martha Whit-
field, and Elizabeth Jordan praying Leave to bring in a bill
for Cutting off the Intaile on five hundred Acres of Land
part of Billingsleys Point thus Endorst Viz :

By the Upper House of Assembly
October the 16^th 1724
Read and referr'd to the consideracSn of the Lower House
of Assembly
Sign'd p order Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up: House.

The House Adjourns till to morrow Morning nine of the
Clock

Saturday October the 17^th 1724.
The House Meets According to Adjournment
Yesterdays proceedings are read.
A Question was put whether the petition of Margaret Jor-
dan John Jordan Martha Whitfield and Elizabeth Jordan
should be referrd till the next Session or not?
It passed in the Negative.
Thereupon leave is given to bring in a Bill as pray'd on
makeing good the Allegacons before the Committee of Laws.
Coll: Mackall from the Conferrence App^ted to provide a
suitable relief Ag^t the scarcity of Tob^o returns the foll. report
Viz:

At a Conference held at the City of Annap^s at the house of
M^r ffrancis Bowes on friday October the ninth Anno Dmi
1724
Present

The Honble

Col^o Tho: Addison
Col^o M. T. Ward
John Rousby Esq^r

Members of the
Upper house

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Col^o Jn^o Mackall

Thomas Bordley Esq^r

The Honble

James Stoddart Esq^r
Capt. Robert King

Members of the
Lower House

M^r Tho^s Bozman

Cap^t Henry Hooper