334 Assembly Proceedings, Feb. 23-May 22, 1756.

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
March 16

For the Negative,

Reeder, Smallwood, Fraser,
Mills, Stoddert, Hawkins,
Hynson, Gray, Bracco,
Williamson, Tolley, Scarborough,
Wallis, Govane, Evans,
Hammond, Smith, Beall.
Gassaway, Ward, 21
Carroll,

For the Affirmative,

Hall, Dennis, Earle,
Fitzhugh, M. Tilghman, Murdock,
B. Mackall, Edge, Dulany,
Jordan, C. Goldsborough, Lloyd, [12]

The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

March 17

Wednesday 17:^th March 1756

The House met According to Adjournment &c.
All the Members Appeared as yesterday except M.^r Reynolds
M.^r John Reeder Jun.^r Appeared in the House.
Col.^o Addison from the Committee Appointed to Inspect the
Arms and ammunition &c.^a Brings in and Delivers to M.^r Speaker
the following Report Viz.^t
By the Committee Appointed to Inspect the Arms and Ammuni-
tion and Accounts Relating thereto March 15th.. 1756
Your Committee haveing Inspected the arms and Ammunition in
the City of Annapolis find that there are in the possession of the
Armerour the following Arms and Ammunition to wit Eighty Eight
bright hilted swords, one hundred and Twenty eight Black hilted
D.^o Six Black hilted D.^o Broken, four half Basket D.^o thirty nine
Bayonets one hundred and four pistols, one Ditto without a Lock
Thirty two good Trumpets Nineteen good Drums Six Broken D^o
twenty four pair of Drums Nineteen slings forty six Buckets Nine-
teen pikes, nine new half pikes Twenty four halberts one Broken
D.^o, eighteen Daggers a Box of old Scabbards forty Twin Carbine
slings two hundred and nine sword Belts three and a half Chests
of Match, thirty three pair of Holsters twenty five new Car touch
Boxes seventy two old D.^o 3 Quarters of a Box of flints Sixteen
Cutlasses twenty new leather Belts twenty one Muskets fifteen Car-
bines twelve Broken Ditto eighteen new Muskets With Bayonets,
Six Broken D.^o with Bayonets, thirty new Musquets Without Bayo-
nets eighteen Broken Ditto one new Carbine one hundred and