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ceedings of the Commissioners or Trustees for emitting Bills of
Credit, established by Act of Assembly; and desire your Honours
to appoint one or more Members of your House to join in the said
Committee.
Signed per Order. M. Macnemara, Cl. Lo. Ho.
Was sent to the Upper House by M.r Williamson and M.r Beall.
Col. John Henry is added to the Committee, appointed to inspect
the Accounts and Proceedings of the Commissioners or Trustees,
for emitting Bills of Credit, &c.
His Excellency communicated to M.r Speaker, the following
Answer to the Address of this House, viz.
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
It gives me Pleasure to find by your obliging Address, that your
Zeal to promote his Majesty's Service, makes you chearfully submit
to the Inconvenience of leaving your Families at this Season: I am
glad it is in your own Power to lessen that Inconvenience in some
Measure; and doubt not but you will do so, by coming to a speedy
Determination on the Matters that have been recommended to your
Consideration.
Hor.o Sharpe.
And the following Papers, viz.
Copy.
Sir,
In Consequence of some Advices that I have just received from
Albany, and of a Letter that has been sent me Express by Lord
Loudoun, I must desire you to endeavour to enlist for his Lordship
as many Voluntiers as you possibly can, and to give Instructions to
all the Officers under your Command, to exert themselves and assist
you to the utmost of their Ability.
You will also send a Copy of this Letter to the Clerk of your
County, to be laid before the Magistrates and all Civil Officers, who
are earnestly desired to contribute, to the utmost of their Power,
towards raising Levies in your County for his Majesty's Service.
I have inclosed you some Recruiting Instructions for your better
Guidance; and as the Bounty-Money is considerable, I think you
may be able to purchase many Servants, whose Term of Servitude
is nearly expired.
It would be unnecessary, I hope, to urge many Reasons to incite
you to comply with my Request, and manifest your Loyalty, as well
as your Regard, for the Safety of your Country at this critical Junc-
ture: But this, you and the Officers under your Command, may be
assured of, that you nor they can, by any other Means, so effectually
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Liber No. 48
September
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