610 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 14-Oct. 9, 1756.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
September

23

All which is humbly submitted to the Consideration of your Hon-
ourable House.

(Signed p Order) Th.^s Johnson Jun.^r Cl. Com.^tee

Benedict Calvert, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to M.^r
Speaker a Petition of T. Macdonald; indorsed, By the Upper House
of Assembly, Read and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly; which Petition was here Read and Granted,
That the Sum of £20.0.0 be allowed to the Petitioner in the Journal
of Accounts.
The House adjourns until 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

Post-Meridiem.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
M.^r Reynolds appeared in the House.
On Motion, That an Address be prepared to his Excellency,
requesting him, that he would be pleased to acquaint this House
what Forwardness, the Fort and Block-Houses directed by the Act
For granting a -Supply of £40000, &c. were in; and that he would
be pleased to communicate what he thinks necessary, relative to the
Defence and Security of our Western Frontier: Ordered, That Col.
Tilghman, M.^r Hammond M.^r Matthew Tilghman, and M.^r Carroll,
do prepare and bring in such Address.

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Col. Tilghman brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker an Address
to his Excellency, which was Read, Approved, and Ordered to be
ingrossed.
The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

September

24

Friday Morning, September 24, 1756.

The House met according to Adjournment: All the Members
appeared as Yesterday, except Capt. Tolley.
Capt. Jordan appeared in the House.
Col. Tilghman brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker the following
Address, viz.^t
To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe, Esq; Governor and Commander
in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland.
The humble Address of the House of Delegates.
May it please your Excellency,
As we find by Examination of the Accounts of the Agents, ap-
pointed, by an Act of Assembly, entituled, An Act for granting a
Supply of Forty Thousand Pounds for his Majesty's Service, and
striking Thirty-four Thousand and Fiteen Pounds Six Shillings
thereof in Bills of Credit, and raising a Fund for sinking the same,