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of the Staple of the province and the necessity of attempting to
improve it, Voted A Bill be brought in for that end which Bill now
lyes before the House but in regard that so great a part of the
Tobacco that is made must be applied to pay publick and County
Levies Parochiel and other Charges and Officers and Lawyers fees
that if people should be restrained the Liberty of making as much
Tobacco as they can (without which there is no hopes of any relief
from the present unhappy Circumstances the Country Labours
under) and Obliged to pay as much of it away to the purposes
aforesaid as they now are they will not have a Sufficient quantity
left (tho Tobacco should Advance) to supply themselves & Families
with necessarys hence follows a necessity of making a Regulation
suitable to the propos'd Reduction of the Quantity of Tobacco to
be made and of giving the people all the Ease that can be in the
manner of discharging their Dues and Debts already mentioned
wherefore we have appointed M^r Harris M^r Dulany M^r Perry M^r
King M^r Samuel Hanson and M^r Beale members of this House to
join with any of your House that your House will be pleased to ap-
point to regulate and Ascertain the aforesaid dues and fees which
because it is an Affair of great Consequence and will Probably re-
quire a Great deal of time we desire that as much Dispatch may be
made therein as Conveniently can be
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.

Read and Ordered to lie on the Table
Adjourn'd till to morrow Morning Nine of the Clock

U. H. J.

Wednesday Morning October the 16^th 1728.

This House met again according to Adjournment Psent as Yes-
terday
The following Message is prepared & sent to the lower House
by Col^o R^d Tilghman and Charles Calvert Esq^r viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 16^th 1728
Gentlemen
In Answer to your message yesterday by James Harris Esq^r &
three more this House have appointed Col^o Mathew Tilghman
Ward and Charles Calvert Esq^r members of this House to join M^r
Harris, M^r Dulany M^r Perry, M^r King, M^r Samuel Hanson and
M^r Beale members appointed by your House in a Conference re-
lating to the Subject matter of the said Message who will be ready
to attend immediately.
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl Up Ho.

October 16