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praying that a Bill may be brought in to levy a Quantity of Tobacco
upon the Taxable Persons of the said Parish to build a New Con-
venient Brick Church
Read the Petition of several of the Inhabitants of Baltemore
[County] praying that a Bill may be brought in for the building a
Town on the North Side of Potapsco River upon the Land supposed
to belong to Mess^rs Charles and Daniel Carrol.
Adjourn'd till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Monday Afternoon
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as in the Morning
The Petitions read in the Morning are ordered to be severally
thus Endorsed

By the Upper House of Assembly 14^th July 1729

Read & referred to the Consideration of the Lower house of
Assembly
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

Sent to the Lower House by Coll Matthew Tilghman Ward
His Excellency the Governor is pleased to Communicate to this
House by the Hands of Edward Henry Calvert Esq^r his Answer to
the Address of this House in the following Words viz.

U H. J.

Gentlemen.
Your very kind Address, is most agreeable to me, and I sincerely
thank you for your favourable Opinion of my Words and Actions,
which will yet more and more animate me, to prosecute with Care
and Affection, the General Welfare of the Government and People
of Maryland
Benedict Leonard Calvert

Ordered that the said Address with His Excellencys Answer be
forthwith printed
Adjourn'd till to morrow Morning Eight of the Clock

p. 9

Tuesday Morning 15^th July 1729

This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday.

July 15