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

U. H. J.

time when the State of the present Crop is so Unequal to

the Charge of a long Session This we hope may be Avoided
now since your Honour pleased to signify that you have
nothing from his Lordship the Lord Proprietary to lay before
us.
We cannot at this time take Leave of your Honour without
Returning our most humble and hearty thanks for this one
more fresh Instance of your Regard to our Welfare in recom-
mending to us Measures to prevent the exportation of our
Grain at this time when we have so melancholy a Prospect
of wanting: the Consideration whereof we shall diligently
Apply ourselves to
Signed p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl Up. Ho.

To which his Honour made the following Reply Viz.

Gentlemen
I return you my hearty thanks for your kind Address &
nothing can be more pleasing to me than your Zeal for the
publick Welfare

The petition of Thomas Dent of Charles County John
Oliver of Kent County Frances Dorsey Widow, John Marsh,
John Hurst, Edward Norwood and Ann Brahan of Balti-
more County and Thomas Shores a languishing Prisoner in
the County Goal at Annapolis praying that a Bill may be
brought in to relieve them from Confinement they delivering
upon Oath all their Effects for the Use of their Creditors were
severally read and severally thus endorsed viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 8^th 1724.

Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly
Signed p Order Samuel Skippon Cl Up Ho.

p. 100

Sent by James Bowles Esq^r
The Petition of the Inhabitants of Dorchester County
praying that in consideration of the Scarcity of Tobacco in
that County they may be allowed to pay their publick dues in
money or other merchantable commodity was read and thus
endorsed Viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October 8. 1724

Read and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly

Signed p Order Samuel Skippon Cl Up Ho.