318 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 6, 1725.

L. H. J.

We also find M^r Robert King M^r George Dasheill M^r
Levin Gale and M^r William Stoughton members returned for
Somerset County are duely Elected According to Law
We also find Coll^o John Mackall, M^r Benjamin Mackall M^r
Walter Smith and Maj^r Anderton Skinner members return'd
for Calvert County are duely Elected according to Law
We also find Cap^t George Dent, M^r John Courts Cap^t
Joseph Harrison & M^r Henry Holland Hawkins members
return'd to Serve for Charles County are duly Elected ac-
cording to Law
We also find Cap^t Henry Hooper Cap^t John Rider M^r John
Kirke and M^r Edward Pritchett members returned for Dor-
chester County are duly Elected according to Law, But we
find no Writt return'd with the Indentures.
We Also find Coll^o John Ward, Coll^o Ephraim Aug^t Her-
man Maj^r Francis Maiden and M^r Thomas Johnson Members
return'd for Cecill County duly Elected according to Law.
Also find James Stoddert Esq^r M^r Ralph Crabb, M^r Thomas
Gant Coll^o Joseph Belt members return'd for Prince George's
County are Duly Elected according to Law.
We also find M^r Edward Wright, M^r Solomon Wright M^r
Chairs and M^r William Elliott members return'd for Queen
Ann's County are duely Elected according to Law, But find
no Writt mention'd with the Indentures.

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We also find M^r William Hamilton M^r Daniell Scott Coll^o
James Maxwell and M^r Thomas Sheredine are duly Elected
according to Law as members for Baltemore County. But
it having been represented to this Comittee, That M^r Thomas
Sheredine Acted as under Sheriff untill the time of his being
Elected, It is therefore humbly referr'd to the opinion of the
House whether that Clause in the fform of the Writt for
Electing Delegates Viz. But we will not in any wise that you
or any other Sheriff in our Said province be Elected doth not
Extend to the Severall under Sheriffs in this province
We also find that Robert Ungle Esq^r M^r James Hollyday
and M^r Nicholas Goldsborough members return'd for Talbot
County are duely Elected according to Law. But there being
a Petition Laid before this Comittee by Sundry the Inhabi-
tants of Talbot County which Complains of an undue Election
in the County af^d and having Examined the Evidences pro-
duced to us by the Contending parties, We find that there
was two poles offered to and received by the Sheriff one for
Jacob Loockerman and the other for Daniell Sherwood and
after one of them was Scrutiniz'd Viz. That for Jacob
Loockerman the other parties which were for Daniel Sher-