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and Sale of part of a tract of Land called Edmondsons Reserve con-
taining 200 Acres made by the said Henry Davis to Henry Beck-
with who sold the same to Peter Taylor for the Reasons therein
mentioned; Rejected
The following Message is sent by Col Hammond

By the Upper House of Assembly 16 May 1739
Gentlemen.
This House hath appointed Col Levin Gale to joyn the Members
named by your House in your Message of the 8^th Instant by M^rs
Trippe and Caswall to inspect the Accounts and Proceedings of the
Commissioners of the Paper Currency
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Nine of the. Clock

U. H. J.
No. 734

Thursday Morning 17 May 1739
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Merediem
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning

May 17

Three Engrossed Bills from the Lower House by M^rs Henry & Hall
One Entituled An Act to continue an Act of Assembly of this Prov-
ince Entituled An Act for the better Relief of poor Debtors; One
Entituled An Act reviving & Continuing an Act of Assembly of this
Province Entituled An Act for the Speedy Recovery of Small Debts
out of Court before a single Justice of the Peace; and also An Act

to continue an Act of Assembly of this Province Entituled a oupple

mentary Act to the Act Entituled An Act for emitting and making
Current ninety thousand Pounds Current Money of Maryland in
Bills of Credit and to restrain some evil Practices of Sheriffs under
Colour of the said Act committed severally thus subscribed

17 May 1739
Read and assented to by the Lower House of Assembly
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo Ho.

Col Matthew Tilghman Ward attended by the Members of this
House presents to his Excellency the Governor the following Ad-
dress of this House.

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