400 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 12, 1739-

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Errors Excepted London 30^th December 1738
Sam Hyde
A True Copy Signed p Order J Ross Cl Councl
All which your Committee humbly Submit to the House
Signed p Order. Tho^s Jennings Clk Committee

Your Committee having Viewed and Inspected the Quality and
Quantity of the Arms and Ammunition of this Province now in the
City of Annapolis do find the same as follows viz.

In the Powder House

Fifty two half Barrels and four Quarter Barrels of Gun Powder
In the Room over the Conference Chamber

Thirty nine Short Muskets Nine old Carabines Fifty pair new
Pistols Fifty new Swords and fifty new Belts

In the Stadt House
Six Barrels supposed to be lead or Shot
We find the Arms aforesaid are all clean and that the Old Arms
Ammunition and Accoutrements in the said Room are in Quality
and Quantity as last year, That the Arms in the Council Chamber
likewise remain fixt as they were and are Generally clean and in good
order
Signed p Order Thomas Jennings Clk Committee

Which Were read and Ordered to lie on the Table
Ordered that the same Gentlemen with the Addition of M^r Denton
who were appointed to draw an Address to the Governor prepare an
Address to the Lord Proprietary setting forth the several Aggrie-
vances Represented to this House by the Committee of Aggrievances
this Session for his Lordships Redress thereof
The House Adjourned until to Morrow Morning at nine of the
Clock

June 7

Thursday June 7^th 1739 The House met and present as yesterday.
Yesterdays proceedings read
The following message ( See page 260. )

p. 889

Sent to the Upper House by Col^o King and M^r Wootton who
return and say they delivered it
M^r George from the Committee of laws delivers M^r Speaker the
Bill Entituled An Act for raising a duty of three Pence p hhd on
all Tobacco exported out of this province for the uses therein men-
tioned which being read the first time was Ordered to lie on the
Table
The House Adjourned until two a Clock in the afternoon