The Upper House. 219

Friday Morning 11 May 1739
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as yesterday

Read the Petition of several the Inhabitants of the back Parts of
Prince Georges County praying that a new County may be erected
in those parts within such Limits as shall be thought proper. Recom-
mended to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly
Read the Petition of several the Inhabitants of the back Parts
of Prince Georges County seting forth the many hardships they
labour under by paying their Publick Dues in Tobacco, and praying
their Case May be taken into Consideration and recommended to the
Lower House of Assembly, the above Petitions sent by Benjamin
Tasker Esq^r
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning

Read the Petition of James Edge and Robert Morris Factors of
Foster Cunliffe and Richard Gildart Merchants in Great Britain,
and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly
& sent by Edmund Jenings Esq^r
Read the second time the Bill Entituled an Act for the Encourage-
ment of Abraham Wood of S^t Mary's County to build Mills, &
passed & sent by Col Hammond
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning nine of the Clock

U. H. J.
No. 734
May 1i

Saturday Morning 12 May 1739
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Adjourned till Monday Morning Nine of the Clock

May 12

Monday Morning 14 May 1739
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as on Saturday

Read the Petition of Richard Young of Calvert County Gentⁿ
praying Relief from a Judgment rendered at Ann Arundel County
Assizes 1737 against a certain Negro Man named Preston belonging
to the Petitioner for attempting to poyson a Certain Ezekiel Gillis
and his Wife, for which he was adjudged to be whipped Once a

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