210 Assembly Proceedings, July 13-July 29, 1731.

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the fund of three pence p hogshead Appropriated for Arms & Since
Applied Conditionally to another use; but as we concur with you in
the Usefulness of such an Officer to regulate the Militia by teaching
them the Art of Military Discipline so we conceive an allowance in
the publick of Twelve or fifteen Thousand pounds of Tobacco p ann.
to be made M^r Slye will be a very small burden on the Inhabitants,
and therefore recommend the s^d allowance to your House.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

A Message from the lower House by M^r Stoughton and M^r
Turbut.

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By the Lower House of Assembly July 27^th 1731
May it please Your Honours.
In Answer to your Message this Day by John Rousby Esq^r when
we proposed and desired that M^r Slye should be allowed thirty pounds
Sterling p Ann out of the three pence p Hogshead Appropriated for
Arms, We believed there would be Sufficient of that money to make
up the Equivalent to the Lord Proprietary & to supply the Country
with Arms and Ammunition and we know if any Deficiency should
happen the Country must make up such Deficiency; and therefore
thought that so much as Thirty pounds Sterling p ann of the Over-
plus of that Money might be applied as we proposed in our Message
without Detriment to the Country; And therefore we desired your
Honours to Agree to an allowance of That Sume to M^r Slye; which
since your Honours have not thought fitt to Agree to, and that the
Assessment of any quantity of Tobacco as your Honours propose will
be an Immediate Addition to the publick Charge of the Province. We
cannot agree to it.
Signed p Order W^m Cumming Cl. Lo, Ho.

The following Message being prepared is sent to the lower House
by Coll. Tilghman

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By the Upper House of Assembly 27th July 1731
Gentlemen.
In answer to your Message of this day by Co^l Greenfield & M^r
Beale releating to M^r Woodwards Affair We cannot but think his
case very particular since we have reason to believe the Malignancy of
that Distemper would by this time have shewed it selfe, if to any
Degree on Board, We therefore again recommend to your Considera-
tion the case of the said Woodward in such manner as to Joyn with us
in requesting the Governeur that s^d Woodward may be Licenced to
put on Shoar his Salt in his ware House at Annapolis with such pre-