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The House Adjourns till two of the Clock in the Afternoon.

Post Meridiem

The House met according to Adjournment, Called & all Present
as in the Morning.
Mathew Tilghman Ward Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r
Speaker the Petition of Plater Onely and Stephen Pyke Endorst
thus,

By the Upper House of Assembly 17* July 1732

Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly.
Signed p Order Jn^o Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

And Likewise the following Message in Relation the aforesaid
Petition, [The text of this message is printed at page 197.]
The Petition of Thomas Brown read & Granted The Petition of
Richard Barrow read and Granted The Petition of John Clerk read
& referred for further Consideration
The House Adjourns till Monday Morning Eight a Clock

L. H. J.

Monday Morning July the 19^th 1731.
The House met according to Adjournment.
The Members were Called and all Present as on Saturday (Ex-
cept Cap" Sprigg who was Excused by reason of his wife being
very ill) Cap" Thomas Waughop makes his Appearance this day
in the House, The proceedings of Saturday were read.
John Rousby Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the following Petitions.
The Petition of Richard Roper, The Petition of Richard Green-
away, The Petition of Thomas Lewis Insolvent Debtors.
Coll. Levin Gale James Hollyday Esq^r and M^r Ralph Crabb are
Appointed to Inspect the Laws made in favour of Residents as to
the Publick Duties Recommended to this house in the Governours
Speech to be Considered of, And if Occasion be to bring in a Bill
accordingly.
Upon a Motion to bring in a Bill for Emitting Bills of Credit,
A Bill is Ordered to be brought in to Emitt Bills of Credit, Nemine
Contradicente
The Question being put whether the Bills of Credit shall be upon
a Sinking fund or upon Land Security, Resolved Nemine Contradi-
cente that they be upon a Sinking fund.

July 19

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