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By the Upper House of Assembly October the 30^th 1728

Gentlemen
M^r Charles Carroll having petitioned this House to be heard
against the Bill for relief of poor Prisoners produced a Bill of Sale
or Mortgage which is herewith sent from Nathaniel Wright one of
the prisoners in the said Bill mentioned for four Negroes which
said Negroes notwithstanding they became forfeited to him he saith
where by the said Nathaniel disposed of or conveyed away so that
he the said Charles could never find or Recover them we therefore
think it reasonable that a Clause be added to the said Bill Obliging
the said Charles to declare upon Oath before he is released from
his Imprisonm^t what became of those negroes whether they are
living or dead and if living in whose possession they are and by
what right held we likewise think it necessary that Samuel Stevens
a Criminal Prisoner in Ann Arundel County prison be Obliged to
give Security for his good behaviour during his Continuance in
this Province before he is released with which Additions this Bill
will pass
Signed p Order Geo Plater Cl Up. Ho.

An Engrost Bill from the Lower House by M^r Kennard and M^r
Edmunsen Entituled An Act for the relief of Francis Garterell of
Ann Arundel County thus Subscribed viz.

October the 30^th 1728
Read and Assented to by the Lower House of Assembly.
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo. Ho.

Read and Assented to by this House and Ordered to be so Sub-
scribed

The Paper Bill so Endorst is sent to the Lower House by John
Hall Esq^r

Read the second time the Bill for relief of Jonathan Covill of
Prince Georges County which is Ordered to be thus endorsed viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 30^th 1728
Read the second time & will not pass.
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl Up. Ho.

U. H. J.

Sent to the Lower House by John Hall Esq^r

An Engros'd Bill from the Lower House by M^r Thompson &
M^r Hemsley Entituled

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