50 Assembly Proceedings, Feb. 22-Mar. 26, 1755.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
February 22

Your Utmost Endeavours to Induce the Assembly of your Province
to Raise forthwith as Large a Sum as can be afforded, as their Con-
tribution to this Common Fund to be Employed provisionally for
the General Service of North America, Particularly for paying the
Charge of Levying the Troops to make up the Complements of the
Regiments above Mentioned untill such time as a Plan of General
Union of his Majestys Northern Colonies for their Common Defence
can be perfected. You will Carefully Confer or Correspond as you
shall Have Opportunities, upon Every thing Relative to the pres-
ent Service; with the said General, Gov^r Shirley and Sir William
Pepperell or Either of them and as it is the Kings Intention to
give all proper Encouragement to such Persons who shall engage
to Serve upon this Occasion you will acquaint all Such persons, in
the Kings Name that they will receive Arms and Cloathing from
Hence and that they shall be sent back (if Desired) to their Respec-
tive Habitations when the Service in America is over.
As the several Governors in all the Kings Provinces and Colonies
in North America will Receive by this Conveyance a Letter to the
same Effect with this which I now send you they will be pre-
pared at the same time to obey his Majestys Commands and I am
to Direct you to Correspond with all or Either of them Occasionally
as you shall find it Expedient for the General Service. I am
Sir
Your most obedient
Humble servant
T. Robinson

Ordered that the Gentlemen who were of the several Committees
from this House last Session be continued thereon this session.
Resolved That the Hours of Sitting for the Dispatch of pub-
lick Business this Session bee from Nine of the Clock untill Twelve
before Noon and from Two of the Clock untill five Afternoon.
Resolved that the Rules observed by the several Members of this
House Last session be observed as such during this session.

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Ordered that M.^r Dulany do acquaint the Rev:^d M.^r Macpherson
that hee is Desired by this House to Read Divine Service Morning
and Evening during this Session.
The House adjourns till Monday Morning at 9 of the Clock.

February 24

Monday Morning 24^th February 1755
The House Met according to Adjournment.
The Members were called and all appeared as on Saturday Except
M.^r Bracco M.^r Hammond M.^r Buchanan Major Hall and Capt.
Gassaway.