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The Bill entituled An Act for the Relief of John Blandford and
Hannah Ratcliffe was Read the second time and will Pass sent to
the Upper House by Major Sprigg and M^r Swann
The Bill entituled An Act to cut of the Entail of a Parcel of Land
called Ropers Neck and to enable Benjamin Howard to Convey the
same in Fee in Exchange for other Lands was Read the second
time and will Pass sent to the Upper House by M^r Magruder and
Captain Sheredine
Col^o Hanson from the Committee of Elections and Priviledges
delivers M^r Speaker the following Report
By the Committee of Elections and Priviledges June 6. 1741
Your Committee having examined the Writ directed to the Sheriff
of Dorchester County and Inspected the Indenture of M^r Henry
Trippe A Member returned to serve in the General Assembly do find
the said Henry Trippe duly elected
Which Your Committee humbly submit to the Consideration of
the House Signed p Order Tho^s Jennings Cl Com.
With which the House Concurs
Col^o Hooper delivers M^r Speaker the following Report
By the Committee Appointed by the Honourable the Lower House
of Assembly to enquire into the several Facts contained in the Peti-
tion of Archibald Douglas of Cecil County
Your Committee find on Inspecting the Paper of the said Peti-
tioner that the said Petitioner Archibald Douglas hath an Estate in
Fee Tail to one Moiety of the Land lying in Baltimore County called
Scutts Levell
Your Committee find that that part of the Land called Vulcans
Rest mentioned in the said Petition lying in Cecil County is of
greater Value than the said One Moiety of the Land called Scutts
Level and the Land called Morning Choice and Morning Choice
Addition
Your Committee also find the Assent of Sarah Owins that an Act
should Pass for cutting of the Entail of the said One Moiety of the
Land called Scutts Level and that an Estate in Fee should be given
therein to the said Archibald Douglas
All which is humbly Submitted to the Consideration of the House
Signed p Order R^d Dorsey Cl Com.
Which was Read and Leave Given to the Petitioner to bring in a
Bill according to Prayer
Col^o Hooper delivers M^r Speaker the following Report.
By the Committee appointed to enquire into the Facts contained
in the Petition of Thomas Spalding and Catherine his Wife June
the 6. 1741
Your Committee find on Inspecting the Papers of the Petitioners
that the Land called Crackbornes Purchase containing 200 Acres
was Granted on the 24^th day of October Anno Domini 1659 unto

L. H. J.