The Lower House. 573

Wednesday Morning June 4, 1 740

This House met according to Adjournment
All Present as on Yesterday except M^r Edward Lloyd. Col^o
Hooper Captain Ennalls and M^r Goldsborough, are Ordered to treat
with the Indians on behalf of the Publick, concerning the Purchase
of a Tract of Land called Darby, formerly setled by Act of Assembly
on the Indians, and now in their Possession, which was the Property
of M^r Charles Sewall his Ancestors, and by them, or him in any
manner that appears never sold or disposed of
The following Address to his Excellency was brought in Read
Approved and Ordered to be Ingrossed (See page 512.)
The Address to his Excellency was brought in Ingrossed and being
prepared & signed on behalf and by Order of the House, by the

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June 4

honourable Speaker M^r Smith — and Col^o Hanson Ordered to ac-
quaint the Governor therewith, and to know when and where his
Excellency will receive it they return and acquaint M^r Speaker the
Governor will be ready immediately to receive the Address in the
Conference Chamber
M^r Smith, and M^r Gale ordered to present the Address.
The House Adjourns to two of the Clock in the Afternoon

Post Meridiem

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The House met according to Adjournment
The following Message (See page 508.)
Sent to the Upper House by M^r Robert Jenkins Henry & M^r Robert
Norrest Wright, the following Advertisement.
In Pursuance of An Act of Assembly of this Province for En-
couragement of his Majestys Levies within the same made and passed
At a Session of Assembly begun and held at the City of Annapolis
on the 23 day of April 1740 for the Encouragement of Freemen to
enlist themselves notice is hereby Given that every Person who is a
Freeman and of sufficient Ability of Body to perform the Service,
and shall voluntarily enlist himself with some one of the several
Captains or Superior Officers to be Commissioned by his Majesty,
as a Common Soldier in the present intended Expedition against
some of the Spanish West Indies will by Virtue of the said Act be
intituled to receive to his own Proper Use the Sum of Five Pounds
Currency either of George Plater of Saint Marys County Esq^r Col^o
Levin Gale of Somerset County, John Rousby of Calvert County
Esq^r Col^o Henry Hooper of Dorchester County, Philip Lee of Prince
Georges County Esq^r Matthew Tilghman Ward of Talbot County
Esq^r Col^o Robert Hanson of Charles County, Col^o James Holliday
of Queen Anns County, Col^o Charles Hammond of Ann Arundel
County, Col^o James Harris of Kent County Col^o Roger Mathews of

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