556 Assembly Proceedings, May 16-July 11, 1747.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 34

For the Affirmative

M^r Key M^r King M^r Sheredine
Barnes Dashiel John Hall
Bond Handy Stoddert
Mills R. I. Henry Addison
Wilson Thomas Gordon
I. Gresham Hooper Dulany
R. Gresham Sulivane Tilghman
Harris George Scarborough
Smallwood . Hyland
Harrison Bayard

For the Negative

M^r Henry Hall M^r N. Goldsborough M^r Hopper
Carroll I. Goldsborough Robins
P. Hammond Lecompte I. Henry
Worthington Buchanan Purnell
Smith Paca
Mackall Wootton

The House appointed Major Sheredine, Major Henry, D^r Buch-
anan, Mr. P. Hammond, M^r J. Gresham, and Capt. Edward Tilgh-
man, Conferees of this House, to join any Members to be proposed
by the Upper House, in a Conference on the Subject Matter con-
tained in the Message from the Upper House.
The following Message. ( See page 475 )
Was sent to the Upper House by Major Sheredine and Capt.
Tilghman
The House Adjourns 'til 2 of the Clock.

Post Meridiem
The House met according to Adjournment.
The following Address, viz.
To his Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor of Maryland.
The Humble Address of the House of Delegates of the said
province
May it please your Excellency,
We have Considered the Letters from Governor Shirley, laid be-
fore us by your Excellency, and cannot with any Colour of Reason
burthen the People of this province upon every suggestion of pri-
vate and unknown persons, who would willingly provide for them-
selves; or of Governors of distant promises, who, no doubt, would
ease those under their Respective Governments, at the Expence of
others, The People of Maryland have lately been at great Charge in
providing for, and sending to Albany Three Hundred men for his