The Lower House. 145

Saturday Morning September 7, 1745

The House met according to Adjournment, and the Proceedings
of Yesterday were read.
M^r Stoughton brings in an Address to his Excellency, which was
read approved of, and ordered to be ingrossed.
M^r George brings in a Bill entituled, An Act for laying an Imposi-
tion on Tobacco for the Discharge of his Lordship's Quit Rents, and
Support of Government, which was read the first Time and ordered
to lie on the Table.
Richard Lee Esq^re from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker the
Bill entituled, A supplementary and additional Act to the Act enti-
tuled An Act for erecting a Town on the North Side of Potapsco in
Baltimore County &^a Indorsed (See page 30)
The Bill to prohibit raising Swine and Geese in the Town of Cam-
bridge in Dorchester County.
The Bill to impower and direct the Clerk of Anne Arundel County
Court to enter and record among the said County Records, a Deed
of Bargain and Sale from William Mitchel &^a
And the Bill entituled An Act to impower and direct the Clerk
of Charles County to enter and record among the said County
Records, a Deed of Bargain and Sale from James Connell and Anne
his wife &^a
Severally indorsed (See page 30)
Which several Bills were here read, and passed for ingrossing.
Col Lloyd, from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker the Bill
entituled, An Act to record and make valid in Law a Deed indented
of Bargain and Sale from John Awbrey to John Hussey, Indorsed,
(See page 30).
The following ingrossed Address, viz.
To his Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq^re Governor of Maryland.
The humble Address of the House of Delegates of the said
Province
May it please your Excellency,
We are obliged to your Excellency for communicating to us the
Letter and Papers from Governor Clinton, relating to the six Na-
tions of Indians in Amity with us; on which occasion we presume
to observe, that this Province the last year was at great Expence to
preserve the Friendship of those People, and then had from them
the strongest Assurances of their Fidelity and unshaken Attachment
to the British Dominion, and being satisfied this Province has not
done any Act to occasion a Breach of those Engagements, we doubt
not but a due Regard to their own Safety and Interest, and to the
Promises and Professions they so solemnly then made, will be suffi-
cient Motives with them to preserve a good Understanding and

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L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
September 7
p. 502