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

U. H. J.
Calvert
Paper

No. 735

By the Lower House of Assembly 27 May 1740

May 1t please Your Honours
Upon Consideration of the Petition of M^r Charles Sewall which
Your Honours have referred to the Consideration of this House
concerning a Tract of Land called Darby, which was granted to his
Grandfather, and was settled by Act of Assembly, to the Use of some
Indians on the Eastern Shoar in the year 1669; and as it does not
appear that ever any Satisfaction was made for the said Land
(altho it was taken away from the Owner or Proprietor of it for a
Publick Good) so it seems reasonable and just to this House, that
the Petitioner should have Satisfaction made him, or that he should
have the said Land; it seems to this House, that the best Expedient
would be to appoint some Persons to treat with the Indians for a
Compensation to be made them at the Publick Charge for their

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Right to the said Land, and that the Petitioner M^r Sewall may have
it: By this Expedient we conceive that no Inconvenience will ensue
to the Indians themselves, as they will have Land remaining of what
was settled on them by the said Act more than sufficient for the
Number of those people (who daily diminish) as are now left, that
the Purchase will be easy to the Publick, and the Petitioner will have
an Opportunity to sell his Land for its true Value: If your Honours
are of the same Sentiments with this House, We shall be ready to
join with you in appointing proper Persons to treat with the Indians
to the Purposes already mentioned
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.

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
A Bill from the Lower House by M^rs King and Magruder En-
tituled An Act for issuing and paying out of the Office of the
Comm^rs or Trustees for Emitting Bills of Credit established by
Act of Assembly the Sum of 2562 :10:0 Current Money in Bills of
Credit to be applyed for the Encouragement of Persons voluntarily
enlisting themselves in his Majestys Service thus Endorsed

By the Lower House of Assembly 27 May 1740

Read the first time and ordered to lye on the Table
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.