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Sent down by John Hall Esq^r who returns and Says he
delivered it

U. H. J.

The following Message was prepared and sent by Col^o
Rich^d Tilghman to the Lower House viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly November the 1^st 1725

Gentlemen

You may well perceive by his Lordships Speech delivered
to both Houses of Assembly at the Opening of this Sessions,
that we are not to expect any gratuity from his Lordship for
our Service as a Councill of State out of the Money raised
for the Support of Governm^t This Obliges Us Again to
apply to you for what we take to be our just right for our
Service in Councill viz 150^l of Tobacco p day with Itenerent
Charges as Usual, which Use or Custom we find grounded
upon an Agreement betwixt the House of Delegates and
Governour and Council in an Assembly held in September
and October Anno Domini 1694 An Authority not heretofore
quoted or Discovered which Agreement Succeeding Assem-

blys would not receed from, when the then Governour pro-

pos'd a Standing Sallary for the Councill in money, but
insisted that the Allowance of 150^l of Tobacco p day was well
setled and so it appears to have been; for we do not find it
disputed till very lately

Gentlemen
We desire you will impartially Consider this Affair and
then we promise our selves that we shall not be distinguished
from the rest of our fellow Subjects by being obliged to Serve
the publick at our own Expence
Signed p Order Geo: Plater Cl. Up. Ho.

Read the Bill for destroying Squirrells which is Ordered
to be thus Endorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly Nov^r the 1^st 1725

This Bill being read will pass with this Amendment (Squir-
rels Scalps or Crows heads) instead of Squirrels heads or
Scalps in the Sixth line with an Addition to the Title
Signed p order George Plater Cl. Up Ho.

Sent down by Philip Lee Esq^r who returns and says he
delivered it

p. 76