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Afterwards the said Michael in the house before the honourable
James Stoddert Esq^r one of the Justices of the Provincial Court and
a Member of this house took the Oath of Clerk thereupon the said
Michael is admitted as Clerk
In October Assembly 1725 The House proceeds to chuse their
Clerk and Michael Jenifer is unanimously chosen, Ordered that
M^r Crabb and Captain Hooper go to the Upper house to see him

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qualified, they Return and say they see him qualified whereupon the
said Michael Jenifer takes the usual Oath of Clerk before the honour-
able James Stoddert Esq^r a Member of this house.
In October Assembly 1727 Ordered that Captain Jordon and
M^r Waughop go to the Upper house to see Michael Jenifer the Clerk
of this house qualified they Return and say they see him qualified
In October Assembly 1728 The Members Present yesterday in
conformity to the Last days Adjournment this day met and being
incapable of Proceeding any further in Business (with conveniency)
through the want of a Clerk, made choice of M^r Michael Macnemara
as Clerk of this house, Ordered that M^r Beal and M^r Dulany go to
the Upper house to see M^r Macnemara qualified as Clerk to this
house they Return and acquaint the house that they saw him quali-
fied by taking the several Oaths required by Law repeating the Test
signing the said several Oaths and Test and taking the Oath of
Office
N. B. The Governors approbation in this Instance is mentioned
in express words in the Journal of the other house.
In July Assembly 1731 Thereupon the house make choice of the
aforesaid William Cuming as their Clerk in the Room of the said
Michael Macnemara during this Session of Assembly and humbly
Prays his Excellencys Approbation of him and that he may be quali-
fied by taking the usual Oaths.
Ordered that Daniel Dulany Esq^r acquaint the Governor there-
with who returned and said that he delivered his Message and that
the said Cumings was approved of and qualified before the Governor
in the Upper house by taking the several Oaths to the Government
and taking the usual Oath of Clerk
In August Assembly 1731 M^r Beal and M^r Warfield were ordered
to attend the Governor in Order to acquaint him that this house hath
chose M^r Michael Macnemara to be their Clerk and that the house
desired his approbation thereto
They return and Acquaint the house they delivered their Message
& that the Governor was pleased to approve of the said Macnemara
and that they saw him qualified before his Excellency the Governor
in the Upper house as Clerk of this house by taking the several Oaths
Required by Law repeating the Test and signing the Oath of Abjura
tion and Test & by taking the Oath of Office

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