xx Preface.

There were the following changes in the membership. In St. Mary's County,
Waughop was the only member reelected. Charles sent two new men and
reelected Courts and Robert Hanson. Calvert County made no change in its
delegation. From Prince George's, Sprigg was a new member, as was Ham-
mond from Anne Arundel, and Sheredine from Baltimore. Cecil reelected
George and Herman and sent two new men with them. From Queen Anne's,
Hemsley and Elliot were reelected, as was Edmundson from Talbot, Taylor
and Brannock from Dorchester, Gale and Dashiell from Somerset, and Cum-

ming from Annapolis. In all, there were 26 old members, or just a majority,
in the House. The Committee of Elections had no new members, that of Laws
3 out of 8, that of Accounts 3 out of 4, that of Aggrievances i out of 7.

In the proceedings of the Upper House for this session we find, for the first
time, Baltimore instead of Baltemore.