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Capt. Smith hath Leave to go home; and M.^r Earle hath Leave to
go home next Saturday.
The Petition of sundry Justices of Caecil County was read, and
Leave given to bring in a Bill according to Prayer.
Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to M.^r
Speaker a Petition of sundry of the Inhabitants of Caecil County ;
indorsed, By the Upper House of Assembly, March 25, 1756. Read
and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly ;
which Petition was here read, and ordered to lie on the Table.
Samuel Chamberlaine, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to
M.^r Speaker a Petition of sundry Subscribers, in Behalf of them-
selves and sundry others, Inhabitants of Kent County; a Petition of
Daniel Kennedy, of Frederick County; a Petition of Edward Dorsey
and William Reynolds, of the City of Annapolis, Gentlemen; a Peti-
tion of Thomas Hollyday and Leonard Hollyday; a Petition of
sundry Inhabitants of Kent County; a Petition of the Rector, Vestry-
men, Church-Wardens, and sundry of the Inhabitants, of All-hallows
Parish, in Worcester County; which Petitions were severally in-
dorsed, By the Upper House of Assembly, March 11, 1756. Read

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

and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly.
The aforesaid Petitions were severally read here, and ordered to
lie on the Table.
The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

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Friday 26^th March, 1756.

The House met according to Adjournment: All the Members
appeared as Yesterday, except Capt. Smith.
Col. Robert Jenckins Henry appeared in the House.
On reading the Petition of Leonard Hollyday, praying Leave to
bring in a Bill To cut off the Entail of two Tracts of Land, the one
called Buzzard Island, and the other the Addition thereto, as at pres-
ent entailed on the Male Heirs of the said Leonard Hollyday, and to
invest the Daughters of the said Leonard Hollyday with an Estate
in Fee-Simple, in Case the said Leonard Hollyday shall have no Male
Heir of his Body at the Time of his Death, the same was granted,
and Leave given to bring in a Bill according to the Petitioners
Prayer.
On reading the Petition of Edward Dorsey and William Reynolds,
of Anne-Arundel County, Gentlemen, praying Leave to bring in
a Bill To impower the Clerk of Anne-Arundel County Court to
record, amongst the County Records, a Deed of Bargain and Sale
from Thomas Larkin to John Jordan, late of Anne-Arundel County,
deceased, which had been casually omitted to be recorded; the same
was granted, and Leave given to bring in a Bill according to the
Petitioners Prayer.

March 26