The Lower House. 611

that a very considerable Part of the Eleven Thousand Pounds, by
that Act appropriated to the Building and Erecting One Fort, and
any Number, not exceeding Four Block-Houses, on the Western
Frontiers of this Province, &c. has been already expended; and as we
understand your Excellency has been pleased to undertake the Direc-
tion of the Building and Constructing thereof, we humbly request
you will be pleased to inform us in what Forwardness that Fort
and those Block-Houses are, and what are the Dimensions of them :
And that your Excellency will now be pleased to communicate to us
whatever you think necessary to be recommended to our Considera-
tion at this Meeting, particularly relative to the Defence and Security
of our Western Frontier, that we may proceed with all possible
Dispatch in Framing a Bill now before us, for his Majesty's Service
in general, and that important End in particular.
On Reading the said Address, the Question was put, That the
said Address be Assented to. Resolved in the Affirmative.

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
September
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For the Affirmative,

T. Reeder, B. Mackall, Murdock,
Hicks, Smallwood, Fraser,
J. Reeder, Stoddert, Hawkins,
Hammond, Jenifer, E. Tilghman,
Gassaway, J. Handy, Henry,
Carroll, Waggaman, Evans,
Worthington, M. Tilghman, B. Handy,
Fitzhugh, Gray, Beall,

Reynolds, Paca, Sprigg.
J. J. Mackall, Hyland, 29

For the Negative,

Mills, Dennis, Earle,
Hynson, J. Goldsborough, Ward,
Williamson, Edmondson, Casson,
Wallis, Govane, Scarborough.

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The Address was accordingly indorsed, " Read and Assented to,"
and Signed, by Order of the House, by the Honourable Speaker.
Ordered, That M.^r Waggaman and Capt. Jenifer do acquaint his
Excellency, That this House hath prepared an Address, to be pre-
sented to him, and desires to know when and where he will please
to receive it: They return and acquaint M.^r Speaker that the Gov-
ernor was pleased to signify he would be ready to receive the Address
immediately in the Conference Chamber.

Ordered, That Philip Hammond, Esq; with Three more, do pre-
sent the Address to his Excellency.

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