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Read the first time in this house & Ordered to lye on the Table
A Bill from the Lower house by M^rs Matthews & Belt Entituled an
Act for the Relief of Isaac Tunney a languishing Prisoner in Talbot
County Goal William Pratt in the same Goal Richard Stanforth in
Charles County Goal and Samuel Steel in Queen Anns County Goal
thus Endorsed

By the Lower house of Assembly 22 April 1736
Read the first time & ordered to lye on the table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

By the Lower house of Assembly 26 April 1736
Read the second time and will pass
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

Read the first time in this house & Ordered to lye on the Table
A Message from the Lower house by M^rs Johnson & Wilson

By the Lower house of Assembly 27 April 1736
May it please your Honours
His Lordship having been pleased to return to this house a favour-
able Answer to the joynt Address of both Houses of Assembly relat-
ing to the Quit Rents & Alienation fines, This house therefore pro-
poses to appoint some of the Members thereof to joyn such Members
of your house as Your Honours shall appoint as a Committee, in
Order to consider of the subject Matter thereof
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

The following Message is sent by Benj^a Tasker Esq^r

By the Upper house of Assembly 27 April 1736
Gentlemen
This house hath nominated Col Matthew Tilghman Ward Benja-
min Tasker and Edmund Jenings Esq^r to joyn such Members as

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Your house shall appoint as a Committee to consider of the sub-
ject Matter of his Lordships Answer to the joynt Address of both
houses relating to the Alienation fines and Quit Rents
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up H.

A Message from the Lower House by M^rs Dulany & Hooper

By the Lower house of Assembly 27 April 1736
May it please your Honours
This house hath appointed M^r Dulany Col Gale Col Hooper M^r
Hemsley M^r George and M^r Stoughton a Committee to join the
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