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thereof, Sent to the Upper House with the Paper bill thereof by Capⁿ
George Dashield & M^r William Hamilton. They return and say
they Delivered the same. The House Adjourns till to Morrow
Morning Eight a Clock.

L. H. J.

Wednesday July the 21^st 1731.

The House met according to Adjournment. The Members were
Called and all Present as yesterday, The proceedings of Yesterday
were read.
Coll^o Gale, James Hollyday Esq^r and M^r Ralph Crabb are Ap-
pointed to prepare a Supplementary Bill to the Act for regulating
the Currant Money of this province
The following Message, [The text of this message is printed at
page 200.]
Sent to the Upper House by Daniel Dulany Esq^r and M^r George
Robins, Who return and Say they Delivered the Same.
A Bill to prevent the Infection and Spreading of the small pox
now raging in a Ship belonging to M^r Amos Woodward, read the
first and second time by an Especial Order & will pass. Signed p
Order William Cumming Cl. Lo. Ho.
Sent to the Upper House by Daniel Dulany and Edmund Jen-
nings Esq^rs who return & say they Delivered the same.
The Question being put whether the Dollars commonly called
Spread Eagle Dollars shall pass in Payments here for four Shillings
and three pence or four Shillings and Six pence, Carried that they
shall pass for four shillings and six pence.
The Question being put whether English half pence shall be now
Considered of or Deffered to Some other time Carried that it shall
be now Considered of by the House and that they shall pass Currant
at the rate of three half pence for two pence.
Philemon Lloyd Esq^r from the Upper House Delivers M^r Speaker
the Petition of William Merson thus Endorst,

By the Upper House of Assembly 21^st July 1731,

Read and Recommended to the Consideration of the Lower House
of Assembly.
Signed p Order. J. Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

The Petition of James Kingsbury thus Endorst

21^st July 1731

Read and recommended to the Consideration of the Lower House
of Assembly.
Signed p Order T Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

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