The Lower House. 323

hope it will be thought but reasonable, that your Government, with
the others to the Southward, should bear a Proportion of the Ex-
pence attending their engageing with us in this important Service.
The Assembly here have evaded Providing Battoes Cannoes and
other necessaries for transporting their own People into Canada,
that I shall be obliged to procure them at the Charge of the Crown
rather than let the Service Suffer, which I believe is not expected and
as these things will be counted for the transporting all the Troops
that are to be raised and rendezvous at Albany I conclude it will not
be improper in you to give the necessary Directions to Provide
what may be wanted on the part of your Government as soon as
may be.
A Batto is to carry five men with their Provision and Baggage
I am with great regard S^r Your most obedient humble Servant
G. Clinton
The Bill entituled An Act for Limitation of officers Fees was
read the second Time passed and sent to the Upper House by M^r
[Wilson] and thirteen others.

The Bill entituled An Act continuing An Act entituled, An Act
for relieving the Inhabitants of this Province from some Aggriev-
ances in the Prosecution of Suits at Law, and for Continuing the
Supplementary Act thereto And The Bill entituled An Act con-
tinuing An Act entituled An Act for the advancement of Justice :
were read the second Time, passed and Sent to the Upper House
by M^r Smallwood and Lecompte
M^r Philip Hammond delivers M^r Speaker An Address to the
Governor, which was read, Approved of, and ordered to be ingrossed.
The House adjourns 'til 2 of the Clock

Post Meridiem

The House met according to Adjournment
On Motion of a member, Leave is given to bring in a Bill for
dividing Prince George's County
M^r Sheredine appears in the House
The following ingrossed address to the Governor 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^r Governor of Maryland
The humble address of the House of Delegates
May it Please Your Excellency

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
p. 588

We herewith return your Excellency the Letters and Papers from
the Governors Shirly and Clinton relating to the Indians The
Earnestness with which those Letters are wrote Shews those Gen-
tlemens Ability and Care for their respective Governments But we

p. 589,