338 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 21-Oct. 29, 1742.

L. H. J.

We return your Excellency our hearty Thanks for your promising
always to support our Priviledges and do very sincerely assure you
that We shall be ready and willing on all Occasions to do any thing
in our Power to Oblige you
Which was Read and Assented to and signed by Order of the

House by the Honourable Speaker

William Stoughton Esq^r and M^r Sheredine Ordered to acquaint
his Excellency this House hath prepared an Address to him and
desires to know when and where he will please to receive it
They return and acquaint M^r Speaker the Governor informed
them he would be ready to receive it immediately in the Conference
Chamber
Whereupon Col^o King and twelve more are sent to present the
Address to his Excellency they return and acquaint M^r Speaker they
presented the Address
Several Petitions of languishing Prisoners were read and Granted
The House Adjourns until the Morning at nine of the Clock

October 13

Wednesday Morning October 13. 1742
The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
M^r William Wilkinson appeared in the House
The Ingrossed Bill entituled An Act to prevent the ill Practices of
the Sheriffs in the Collecting and Payment of the Public and County

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Levies sent to the Upper House with the Paper Bill by M^r Joseph
Hall and M^r Thomas Hammond
Philip Thomas Esq^r from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
A Petition of John Digges which was here Read and leave given to
bring in a Bill according to Prayer
On Motion of a Member for Leave to bring in a Bill to erect a
Town at a Place called Long Point on the North side of North East
River in Cecil County Leave is given to bring in a Bill accordingly.
On Reading a Petition of Charles Carroll Esq^r preferred to this
House praying Leave to Bring in a Bill &c. the same is referred for
Consideration on the next Tuesday
Ordered that the Petitioner give Notice to all Persons concerned
The Governor communicated to M^r Speaker the following Answer
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly
Your Readiness to comply with the Request I made you has very
much obliged me but I cannot help acquainting you, my desire was
that the whole Affair might entirely cease Thomas Bladen
13^th October 1742
In compliance with which request of his Excellency Ordered that
the Clerk of this House acquaint Samuel Smith Esq^r Sheriff of this