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be sensible, be pretty considerable: T am informed, that trie Assem-
bly of Virginia have voted Six Thousand Pounds for that Purpose,
and toward defraying the Charge of building a Fort, or raising addi-
tional Works to that of the Enemy's, in case of it's Reduction. I
choose rather to leave it to yourselvs to determine, than specify my-
self, what will be reasonable for this Government to contribute
thereto; but I hope you will not think of less than Four Thousand
Pounds, and that Sum, I am told, you may appropriate without
imposing any Burthen on the People at this Time.
Hor.^o Sharpe.

On considering his Excellency's Message of this Afternoon, the
Question was put, Whether the Sum of £5000 be raised for his
Majesty's Service, or Not? Resolved in the Affirmative.
On Motion, The Question was put, Whether the Money arising
upon Ordinary Licences, shall be one of the Ways and Means,
whereby the Sum of £5000 be replaced Resolved in the Affirmative.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
June 25

For the Affirmative,
Hicks, Stoddert, Murdock,
Hynson, Jordan, Fraser,
Williamson, Moore, Hawkins,
Wallis, J. Goldsborough, Lloyd,
Hammond, Edmondson, Tilghman,
Carroll, Edge, Bracco,
Hall, Gray, Scarborough,
Gassaway, Paca, J. Henry,
Fitzhugh, Tolley, Evans,
Reynolds, Govane, Crabb,
J. Mackall Hyland, Chapline,
B. Mackall, Ward, Beall. [36]

P. 103

For the Negative,

Buchanan, Dulany, Casson.
Bordley, [4]

Ordered, That the several Gentlemen of the Committee of Laws,
be a Committee to enquire into further Ways and Means for raising
the Sum of £5000 for his Majesty's Service.
Ordered, That Mr. John Goldsborough, Mr. Murdock and Mr.
Edge, be added to the Committee, to enquire into further Ways and
Means for raising the Sum of £5000 for his Majesty's Service.
The following Message:
By the Lower House of Assembly, June 25, 1755.
May it please your Honours,
This House hath appointed Mr. Dulany, Mr. Earle, Col. John
Henry, Mr. Edge, Mr. Beall and Mr. Handy, a Committee from