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Col. Hammond, from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker
the following Message, viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly, May 27, 1754.
Gentlemen,
In Answer to your Message of this Day, by Messieurs Hollyday
and Earle, this House is willing that an Ordinance of both Houses
be made on the Treasurer of the Western Shore, for the Sum of
Five Hundred Pounds Current Money, as a Present, to be delivered
to the Six Nations of Indians at Albany; and One Hundred and
Fifty Pounds Current Money, to defray the Expences of the Com-
missioners upon that Service.

L. H. J.

Liber No. 47
May 27

Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho.

Samuel Chamberlaine, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker a Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Frederick County, pray-
ing that the Sum of 500 l. Currency may be allowed by the Public
for building a Prison, in the said County; indorsed, " By the Upper
House of Assembly, referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly."
. Richard Lee, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker
a Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Baltimore-Town, and Baltimore
County, praying to have Acres of Land laid out into
Lots, as an Addition to the said Town; indorsed, " By the Upper
House of Assembly, read and referred to the Consideration of the
Lower House of Assembly; " which Petition was here read, and
ordered to lie on the Table.
The House adjourns till the morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

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Tuesday, May 28, 1754.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
The Bill entituled, An additional Supplementary Act to the Act
entituled, An Act for amending the Staple of Tobacco, for preventing
Frauds in his Majesty's Customs, &c. was read the second Time,
and will pass.
The Bill entituled, An Act to make it Penal to forge or counterfeit
the Bills of Credit of Pennsylvania, New-York, East and West
Jerseys, or the Three Lower Counties on Delaware, called New-Castle,
Kent, and Sussex, or to utter, &c. was read the second Time, and
will pass.
Which two Bills were sent to the Upper House by Mr. B. Mackall
and Capt. Lee.
Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker a Petition of King and Queen Parish in St. Mary's County ;
a Petition of St. Mary's White Chapel in Dorchester County; and a

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