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And the Petition of the Vestrymen Church Wardens and Others
the Inhabitants of the Parish of All Hallows in Ann arundell
County Indorsed thus.

By the Upper House of Assembly 14^th July 1729

Read and Recommended to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly
Sign'd p Order Jn^o Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

On Reading the Petition of Several the Inhabitants in & About
Potapsco River and the rest of the Inhabitants of Baltemore County
Praying Leave to Erect a Town on a Peice of Land belonging to
Mess^rs Charles and Daniel Carroll referr'd here from the Upper
House it is Ordered that Leave be given to bring in a Bill as Prayed.
On Reading the Petition of the Vestrymen Church Wardens and
others the Inhabitants of the Parish of All Hallows in Ann arundell

L. H. J.

County referred here from the Upper House Praying Leave to
bring in a Bill to Levy as much Tob^o on the Taxable persons of the
said Parish as would Enable them to rebuild their Parish Church
It was ordered that the said Petition be granted unless Cause Shewn
to the Contrary by the 23^d of this Instant.

The House Adjourns untill to Morrow Morning at 8 of the

Clock.

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Tuesday July the 15^th 1729
The House met according to Adjournment. The Members were
Called and all were Present as Yesterday except M^r John Young
Absent thro Sickness, the Proceedings of Yesterday were read over.
Severall of Maj^r Turbutts Family being indisposed he on his
Application hath the Leave of the House to Absent himself for
Sometime.

On reading the Report of the Commissioners appointed by the

Lower House of Assembly to examine into two Petitions the one
Preferr'd by the Inhabitants of the City of Annapolis Concerning
their Town Commonage and the other by the Corporation of the
said City Concerning the bounds of the Town Lands
It is ordered that the Several Examinations therein Contained be
Admitted as Evidence when the Matter in the Petitions shall be
heard.
It is the Opinion of this House that the aforesaid two Petitions
Ought to be deferred the Heir at Law of M^r Bordley not being of
full Age.

July 15

It is Ordered that the Register of the Land Office Attend the
House Immediately with the Book wherein the Conditions of the

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