266 Assembly Proceedings, March 12-March 29, 1745/6.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46

this House will address his Excellency in relation thereto; and
Ordered, that the Committee of Laws prepare and bring in an Ad-
dress accordingly.
Daniel Dulany Esq, from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the following Representation. Indorsed. (See Appendix. )
M^r Hammond from the Committee of Laws delivers M^r Speaker
an Address to the Governor, which was read, approved of, and
ordered to be ingrossed.
The following Message, with the Association, was sent to the
Upper House by D^r Buchanan and M^r Tilghman. (See page 239.)
The following Ingrossed Address to his Excellency being read
and assented to, was ordered, on Behalf of the House, to be signed
by the Honourable Speaker, viz.
To his Excellency Thomas Bladen Esq Governor of Maryland.
The humble Address of the House of Delegates.
May it please Your Excellency,

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We can with great Sincerity assure your Excellency, that you
could not have more Satisfaction from our Readiness to join in an
Association, than we had in making that Declaration. But as the
Form of that signed by your Excellency, and sent down to our
House, was such, that we could not unanimously come into; we have
returned it back to the Upper House unsigned, and proposed a Con-
ference with the Members thereof, for the Drawing of such an one
as may be equally agreeable to the several Branches of the Legis-
lature.

M^r Key and M^r Stoddert ordered to acquaint his Excellency, that
this House hath prepared an Address to him, and desires to know,
when and where he will be pleased to receive it. They return and
acquaint M^r Speaker, his Excellency will be ready immediately to
receive it in the Council Chamber.
M^r Key, with four others, sent to present the Address: They
return and acquaint M^r Speaker they have presented it.
The House adjourns 'til To-Morrow Morning 9 of the Clock.

March 20

Thursday Morning, March 20. 1745

The House met according to Adjournment, and the Proceedings
of Yesterday were read.
Philip Thomas Esq^re from the Upper House, delivers M^r Speaker
the following Message. ( See page 239. )
M^r Walter Smith, a returned Member for Calvert County, appears
in the House.
M^r Mackall and M^r Tilghman are sent with M^r Smith to the Upper
House to see him qualified: They return and acquaint M^r Speaker
they saw him qualified in the usual Manner.