352 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-June 2, 1750.

U. H. J.

Liber No. 34
May 28

Were Present

The Honourable Richard Lee Esq^r of the Upper House

Major Thomas Sheredine
Major Abraham Barnes
Cot John Henry
M^r Zachariah Bond
Col Thomas Colvill

of the Lower
House

Who make Choice of the Honourable Richard Lee Esq^r Chairman
and Richard Dorsey Clerk; And agree to make the following Report
Your Committee having Carefully Inspected the State of the Office
for Emitting the Paper Money Find, that there Remains of the
£89990 a Ballance in the Iron Chest (as p the annext Account) of
£553-1..11
Your Committee also find that there is still due from some of the
Sheriffs mentioned in former Reports on Account of Ordinary Li-
cences and the Publick assessments the following Sums Viz.

Edward Trippe Sheriff of Dorchester County £1 12.. 1 5..10 1/2
Benjamin Bradford late Sheriff of Cecil County 100..18.. 1
Richard Porter late Sheriff of Talbot County 83.. 11.. 0

297.. 4..11 1/2

p. 344

And in May Session 1744 We find the following Report Viz.
Your Committee Observe that there has been produced before
them two Receipts to Edward Trippe Sheriff of Dorchester County
for the years 1742 and 1743 Signed by William Ghislin late Clerk
of the Loan Office for the sum of £1 12: 16: o by him Paid to the said
Ghislin on account of the Publick Assessment & Ordinary Licences
also two Receipts are produced from Benjamin Bradford Sheriff of
Cecil County for £94: 4: 0 Signed as abovesaid by him paid to the
Use abovesaid, for which sums We find no Credit given in the Books
or Accounts of the Paper Currency Office
Your Committee Observe that there is a Ballance still due to the
Office for Emitting the Paper Currency on Account of the Money
Paid out of the said Office by Virtue of the several Acts of Assem-
bly for raising and Transporting his Majestys Forces &^ca (as p the
following account) of £4436.. 17...9 1/4
D^r The Office for Emitting the Bills of Credit established by Act
of Assembly

To Money received by the Commissioners of the
several Sheriffs for Publick Assessment by
Virtue of the Act for encouragement of Per- 963: 5: 5 1/2
sons Voluntarily Misting &c^a made in the year
1740