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to Remove any Suspitions he might have Entertained and Cultivate
a good understanding for the future.
Pursuant to which Invitation Capt Civility Chief of the Conestogo
with Six other of those Indians are now come down to this City,
and as it has been heretofore Customary upon such occasions to make
presents, that being by Experience found the Expedient to keep up
an Amicable Correspondence with those People; whose friendship
(altho not of themselves very Considerable, Yet as they are De-
pendant upon the five Nations) may be of Great Importance to us,
We therefore propose that a present not Exceeding the Value of
ffifteen pounds Current Money be made to them, and desire the Con-
currence of your House therein,
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.
A Message from the Lower House by Mr Crabb & Mr Read
By the Lower House of Assembly July 28th 1732
May it Please Your Honours
This House agrees to make an Allowance of fifteen pounds Cur-
rent Money to the Conestogo Indians for a present as proposed in
your Message of this Day by the Honoble Col. Tilghman
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.
A Bill from the Lower House by Mr Hanson and Mr Middleton
Entituled an Act for laying out a new fifteen Acres of Land part
of the one hundred Acres of Land formerly Erected into a Town
commonly called Benedict Leonard Town upon Patuxent River in
Charles County besides the Lotts which have been already taken up
pursuant to the Directions of former Laws and to restrain the In-
habitants from keeping any Stock Except within their Inclosure in
the said Town, thus Endorsed
By the Lower House Assembly July 27th 1732
Read the first time & ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p order M Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.
By the Lower House of Assembly July 28th 1732
Read the second time and will pass.
Signed p Order M. Macnemara Cl. Lo. Ho.
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