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Col^o Addison from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
The Bill for repealing the Act for relief of Poor Debtors thus
endorst viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly July the 21^st 1726.
Read & will pass.
Sign'd p Ord^r Geo. Plater Cl Up Ho.

Thereupon the same past for engrosing.
And Delivers a Message relating thereto viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly

July the 21^st 1726.
Gent.
We agree with your House in your Message by James
Harris Esq^r & M^r Dent yesterday relating to the Act for relief
and release of poor distressed prisoners for Debt and Concurr
with you in your Resolve as to the Petition of poor distressed
prisoners for the future.
Signd p Ord^r Geo. Plater Cl up Ho.

An engrost Bill for dividing Part of Saint John's Parish
was read and assented to and was so endorst & Sent to the
upper House by M^r Crabb & Col^o Belt.
They return and say they delivered it
On reading the Petition of Thomas Manning Leave is given
to bring in a Bill to put the Pet^r in the same State as to prose-
cuting his Appeale as if it had been done in due time, And
Ord^rd that a generall Supplementary Bill be prepar'd to the
Act for better Adm^rn of Justice in Testamentary Affairs &c
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r & three others from the Upper House
delivers M^r Speaker the foll^o Message viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly

July the 21^st 1726.
Gent.
In answer to your Message this day by Col^o John Mackall
and Eleven more this House do's appoint Philemon Lloyd
Esq^r Col^o Mathew Tilghman Ward James Bowles Esq^r &
Philip Lee Esq^r Members of this House to join Col^o Jn^o
Mackall Col^o Tho^s Truman Greenfield James Harris Esq^r
Cap^t George Dent Cap^t Rob^t King, Cap^t Levin Gale, Cap^t
Henry Hooper, Vachel Denton Esq^r M^r James Holliday M^r

L. H. J.

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