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Read and assented to by this house and Ordered to be severally
so subscribed the Paper Bills so Endorsed are sent to the Lower
house by Michael Howard Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for the further
Assesment of twenty thousand pounds of Tobacco on the taxable
Inhabitants of Durham Parish in Charles County to be applied to the
finishing of a new Church in the said Parish already begun to be
built; passed and sent by George Plater Esq^r
A Message from the Lower house by M^rs Dulany and Gale

By the Lower house of Assembly 29 March 1736
May it please Your Honours
This House is ready to join with your Honours in addressing Our
Lord Proprietary to the Purpose Mentioned in your Message of this
Day by Col Hammond; And we most gratefully acknowledge his
Excellencys Care for the Preservation of the Peace and Security of
the Inhabitants of this Province
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo Ho.

The following Message sent by Edmund Jenings Esq^r

By the Upper house of Assembly 29 March 1736.
Gentlemen
This house hath appointed Edmund Jenings Esq^r to join such

U. H. J.

Members as your House shall appoint in Order to draw up an Ad-
dress to Our Lord Proprietary as agreed to by Your Message by M^r
Dulany and Col Gale
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

Adjourned 'till to Morrow Morning nine of the Clock

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Tuesday Morning 30 March 1736

March 30

This house met again according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday
A Message from the Lower house by M^rs Dulany and Hooper

By the Lower house of Assembly 30 March 1736
May it please your Honours
This house hath appointed Daniel Dulany Esq^r and Col Gale to
join Edmund Jenings Esq^r in drawing an Address to the Lord Pro-
prietary as proposed in your Message of yesterday by Edmund Jen-
ings Esq^r
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo. Ho.