478 Assembly Proceedings, April 23-June 5, 1740.

U. H. J.
Calvert
Paper

No. 735

Read the Petition of John Blanford of Prince Georges County
praying an Allowance may be made him for his Slave who dyed in
Prison before Tryal, & who was there committed on Suspicion of
conspiring the Death of sundry white persons in the said County,
the two aforegoing Petitions were recommended to the Considera-
tion of the Lower House of Assembly, and all sent by Col Harris
Read the Petition of the Church Wardens and Inhabitants of S^t
Peters Parish in Talbot County praying that an Act may pass to
divide the said Parish upon the Death of the present Incumbent M^r
Daniel Maynadier, Rejected
Adjourned till two of the Clock in the Afternoon

p. 68

Eodem Die post Meridiem

This House met again according to Adjournment Present as in
the Morning
Read the Petition of Joseph Williams and Richard Snowden of
Ann Arundel County praying Leave to bring in a Bill to cut off the
Entail of a Tract of Land called Williams Range lying in Prince
Georges County and to entail other Lands of Equal Value in lieu
thereof
Read the Petition of Benjamin Howard of Ann Arundel County
praying Leave to bring in a Bill to cut off the Entail of a Tract of
Land lying in the said County called Roper's Neck and to entail
other Lands of Equal Value in Lieu thereof
Read the Petition of Thomas Spalding and Catherine his Wife
of S^t Marys County praying Leave to bring in a Bill to cut off the
Entail of a Tract of Land called Cooper's Purchase lying in the said
County, and to entail other Lands of Equal Value in Lieu thereof, the
aforegoing Petitions are referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly and sent by Col Hammond
Read the Petition of Thomas Lynthicum jun^r of Ann Arundel
County praying Leave to bring in a Bill to cut off the Entail of Two
hundred Acres of Land part of a tract of Land called Lynthicumbs
Walks; Rejected
Two Bills from the Lower House by Mess^rs Hanson and George
One Entituled an Act reviving the Acts for Advancement of Justice,
the Other Entituled an Act for continuing an Act of Assembly of this
Province Ent^d An Act ascertaining the Gauge and Tare of To-
bacco hh^ds and to prevent cutting cropping and defacing Tobacco
taken on board Ships or Vessels upon Freight severally thus
Endorsed

By the Lower House of Assembly 2^d May 1740
Read the first time and ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.