The Lower House. 625

Post-Meridiem.
The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
M.^r John Reeder appeared in the House.
Ordered, That Major Hynson, Capt. Jenifer, and Capt. Gassaway,
be added to the Committee for inspecting the Office and Proceedings
of the Commissioners or Trustees for emitting Bills of Credit,
established by Act of Assembly.
M.^r Daniel Dulany brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker an
Address to his Excellency.
On Reading the said Address, the Question was put, That Part
of the 100 Men, to be sent to relieve the Militia, now on the Frontier,
be composed of one Moiety of the Militia, and of another Moiety
from the Soliders Garrisoned in Fort-Frederick, and that it be
inserted in the Address accordingly. Resolved in the Negative.

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
September
30

For the Negative,
T. Reeder, Gray, D. Dulany,
Mills, Travers, Casson,
Hicks, Govane, Bracco,
Hynson, Smith, Henry,
Wallis, Hyland, Evans,
Worthington, Ward, B. Handy,
Reynolds, Addison, Crabb,
J. J. Mackall, Murdock, Chapline,
B. Mackall, Fraser, Beall,
Jenifer, Hawkins, Sprigg. [31]
Dennis,

For the Affirmative,

J. Reeder, Smallwood, J. Handy,
Hammond, Stoddert, M. Tilghman.
Gassaway, [7]

On Resolution of the aforegoing Question, the aforesaid Address
was indorsed, Read, Approved, and Ordered to be ingrossed.
M.^r Daniel Dulany brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker the
following ingrossed Address, viz.
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,
In Answer to your Message of the 29th Instant, we return your
Excellency our Thanks for the Attention and Regard you have
shewn to the Protection and Defence of this Province, in ordering
out Detachments from the Militia of Prince-George's and Baltimore
Counties; and shall make Provision to pay M.^r Ross for Victualling

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