PROCEEDINGS AND ACTS

OF THE

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND

At a Session held at Annapolis June 17-July 8, 1746
Being the First Session of the Assembly elected in 1745

CHARLES CALVERT, LORD BALTIMORE,
Proprietary.

THOMAS BLADEN,
Governor.

	PROCEEDINGS OF THE UPPER HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
	At a Session of Assembly begun and held at the City of Annapolis on Tuesday the 17 day of June in the thirty second Year of his Lord- ships Dominion Annoq Domini 1746	U. H. J. June 17 1746 Liber No. 34 p. 119
	Present
	His Excellency Thomas Bladen Esqr Governor
	[Benjamin Tasker Esqr | Philip Thomas Esqr
	Edmund Jenings Esqr | Benjamin Young Esqr the honble | Colo James Hollyday | Colo Benjamin Tasker Colo Charles Hammond | Richard Lee Esqr
	Messrs Carroll and Tilghman from the Lower House acquaint his Excellency that there is a sufficient Number of Members met to make a House and wait his Excellencys Commands Edmund Jenings Esqr and Colo Hammond are sent to acquaint the Lower House that his Excellency requires the Speaker and the house to attend him in the Upper House The Speaker and the Lower House attend and his Excellency is pleased to make the following Speech Gentlemen of the Upper and Lower houses of Assembly This Unexpected Meeting You is occasioned by a Letter I very lately received from his Grace the Duke of Newcastle Whereby he