The Upper House. 451

Monday Morning 13 May 1754.
This house met again according to Adjournment

U. H. J.
Liber No. 34
May 13

The Honourable

Present

Benjamin Tasker Esq.^r

Col George Plater
Col Charles Hammond
Samuel Chamberlain Esq.^r

Col Benjamin Tasker
Richard Lee Esq.^r
Benedict Calvert Esq.^r

A Message from the Lower house by Mess.^rs Barnes and Bond
By the Lower house of Assembly 13 May 1754
May it please your Honours
This house hath appointed Major Barnes Captain Bond Col Har-
rison M.^r Walter Dulany and Cap.^t Lee a Committee to Inspect the
Accounts and proceedings of the Commissioners for Emitting Bills
of Credit established by Act of Assembly and desire your Honours
to appoint one or more of your House to Join in the said Committee
Signed p Order M Macnemara Cl Lo H.
The following Message is Sent to the Lower house by Richard Lee
Esq.^r
By the Upper house of Assembly 13 May 1754
Gentlemen
This house hath named Richard Lee Esq.^r to join the Persons
appointed by your house to Inspect the Accounts & proceedings of the
Commissioners of the paper Currency Office.
Signed p Order John Ross Cl Up Ho

The Governor communicates his Answer to the Address of this
house which is as follows
Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly
I cannot but rejoice to find that your Sentiments with respect to
the affairs which I thought myself obliged to recommend at the Open-
ing of this Session are so Conformable to the opinion I had enter-
tained of them and I return you thanks for the Assurance given
me in your very obliging Address of your readily concurring to
expedite the important Business which is at present the Subject of
our Consideration
Hor.° Sharpe
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning.
Mess.^rs Gresham and Williamson from the Lower house attend
with M^r Hugh Wallis a member Ellected for Kent County/in the

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