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ing Corn and other Grain for the use of the Master as should be
thought necessary
Read the Petition of the Rector Vestrymen Church Wardens and
others the Inhabitants of all Faiths Parish in Saint Marys and
Charles Counties praying that An Act may pass enabling the Jus-
tices of the said County to levy two thousand Pounds in ten Years
on the taxable Inhabitants of the said Parish to build a new Church
on the Church Land in the said County
Read the Petition of John Blandford of Prince Georges County
praying an Allowance may be made for him for a Slave of his who
died in Prison before his Trial, the said slave being committed on
Suspition of conspiring the Death of sundry white People of this
Province
Read the Petition of James Claypoole praying an Allowance may
be made him for the Fees due upon the Conviction and execution
of a White Servant Man of his amounting to 5241 Cw^t Tobacco
Read the Petition of many the Inhabitants and Freeholders in
Baltimore County praying Leave to bring in a Bill to lay out a

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Parcel of Land on a Creek called Jones's Falls by way of Addition
to the Town called Jones's Town the several aforegoing- Petitions
are referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly
and sent by Samuel Chamberlain Esq^r
Read the Petition of the Rector Vestrymen and Church Wardens
and many other the Inhabitants of Saint Lukes Parish in Queen
Anns County praying a Bill may be brought in to build a Chappel
of Ease in the said Parish on a neck of Land called Tulleys Neck
and Rejected
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock.

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Tuesday Morning 2^d June 1741
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present as yesterday
Read the Petition of Thomas Harris of Queen Anns County
Administ^r of Edward Harris Deceased praying an Allowance may
be made him for a Negro Slave called Peter who died in Prison
before his Execution being Convicted of Murdering his late Master
Read the Petition of Benjamin Howard of Ann Arundel County
praying Leave to bring in a Bill to cut of the Entail of part of a
certain Tract of Land called Ropers Neck in Ann Arundel County
and to settle other Lands in Lieu.
Read the Petition of Nicholas Hammond, Peter Topping, Henry
Templemen, Edward Cooley Stephen Lilley and Ann Rind languish-
ing Prisoners in Ann Arundel County Goal praying Relief the
aforegoing Petitions are referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly and sent by Col^o Hammond
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

June 2