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L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45
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Single Holster a parcell in a Chest of Sword Hilts and Scabbards
about 500 weight of Barr Lead one Box of Parchment for Drums.
In the Councill Chamber 344 good Muskerts 138 good Carbines,
eight Short Musketts 39 pistols 72 Cutlasses 26 Bayonets 73 Hal-
berds 50 Sword and Halberd blades together Ten good Drums 2 good
Trumpets, 88 Cartouch Boxes, 48 Buckets 96 Belts Totall Number
438 good Muskets 113 bad Muskets, 252 good Carbines one bad
Carbine 50 Short Muskets 232 Pistols, 72 Cutlasses, 68 Bayonets
74 Halberds one Pike 50 Sword and Halberd Blades together
26 good Drums 5 bad Drums 2 good Trumpets nine bad Trumpets
144 Cartouch Boxes, 66 Bucketts, 146 Belts 50 Barrills of Shott
one Barrill of flints about 13 Chests of Matches 41 Sword and Car-
bine Belts 50 Bayonet Belts 4 pair and a Single Holster a parcell in
a Chest of Sword Hilts and Scabbards about 500 wt of Barr Lead
one Box of Parchment for Drums and in The powder House thirty
five halfe Barrills and Eleven Quarter Barrills of Gun powder most
of which Arms your Committee are of Opinion want Cleaning and
the Snares of some good Drums want mending and your Committee
further report that (in Pursuance of the order of the Lower House
of Assembly) They have Inspected the Treasurers accounts and find
by the Account of Samll Young Esqr Treasurer of the Western
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Shore there is a Ball. Due to the Country for purchaseing arms and
amunition of Eleven Hundred and Sixty Pounds Sixteen Shillings
and eight pence farthing and by the acct of James Hollyday Esqr
Treasurer of the Eastern Shore the Sum of Ninty pounds Six Shil-
lings and five pence halfe penney besides his Collection last year which
Doth not Appear to your Committee which said Sums are now in
the Hands of Mr Samuel Hyde and Mr William Hunt Merchants
in London Including The Expence of the arms and Amunition that
Came in last year, for which the amounts are not yet Sent.
Signed p order the Committee 6th May 1736 John Gibson Cl.
A Bill Entituled an Act for takeing out of the Office of the Comrs
or Trustees for Emitting the Bills of Credit so much money as will
pay The Severall Claims of such persons as have any Claim on
the publick &c. Read first and Second time by Especiall order
passed and sent to Upr House by Mr Stoughton and Mr Wood.
Mr Dulany brings in the following Address To the Lord Proprietary.
To the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary of Maryland and
Avalon Lord Baron of Baltemore.
The Humble Address of the Lower House of Assembly
May it Please Your Lordship.
We Return your Lordship our unfeigned Thanks for your Kind
answer to the Joynt Address of Both Houses of Assembly and for
the Generous Assurance your Lordship is pleased to give us that it
shall Always be your Care as with the Deepest Sense of Gratitude we
Acknowledge it has been to render your Tennants Happy to which
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