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L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
September
30
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these Detachments according to your Excellency's Directions to him,
as we are sensible that the impressing Provisions from the Frontier
Inhabitants at this Time, might greatly distress them: And we
think, with your Excellency, that it would be highly proper to order
another Detachment of the Militia of One Hundred Men, to march
and relieve those already on our Frontier, there to remain for the
Term of One Month; and desire that you will be pleased to give
Orders for that Purpose.
Which was Read and Assented to, and Signed, by Order of the
House, by the Honourable Speaker.
Ordered, That Capt. Crabb and Capt. Govane 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 be
pleased to receive it: They return and acquaint M.r Speaker that
the Governor signified he would receive the Address immediately
in the Conference Chamber.
Ordered, That Col. Henry, and 3 more, do present the Address
to his Excellency.
On Motion, Ordered, That M.r Daniel Dulany, M.r Matthew Tilgh-
man, M.r Murdock, M.r Hammond, and Col. Addison, do Revise
the Laws, and make Report to the House what Laws will expire
with the Close of this Session, unless they have a Revival.
Capt. Stoddert brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker the following
Report, viz.
By the Committee of Accounts, 30th September, 1756.
Your Committee having examined into the Governor's Accounts,
for Payment of Money for Postage of Letters and Expresses for
Public Service, and the Muster-Rolls and Receipts for Payments
made to the Soldiers, &c. referred to their Examination by your
Honourable House, do find, that the Muster-Roils and Receipts
aforesaid do make appear the Payment of the several Sums of
Money charged to this Province in the Governor's Accounts, the
Debet whereof amounts to £1380.8.2 except 5 s. 6 d. (overpaid to
and charged by James Dixon in his Account for Blankets, bought
of Sampson Lazarus, as by said Dixon's Account, and Lazarus's
Receipt, may appear) which being deducted from the Debet afore-
said, there remains the Sum of £1380.2.8 in which said Account
your Committee also find Credit given for " Cash paid his Ex-
cellency by the Commissioners of the Loan-Office, towards support-
ing Parties of Men on the Frontiers, for the Protection of the
Inhabitants, £750 and by Orders drawn on Messieurs Murdock,
Dick, and Wolstenholme, Agents, for £650.13.8" which several
last mentioned Sums together make the Sum of £1380.13.8 out
of which the Sum of £1380.21.8 being taken, there rests due to the
Province, on that Account, a Ballance of 11 s.
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