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

L.H.J.
Liber No. 48
October 1

M.^r Daniel Dulany brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker a Bill,
entituled, An Act for his Majesty's Service, and further Defence and
Security of this Province; which was Read the first Time, and
Ordered to lie on the Table.
The House adjourns until 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

Post-Meridiem.
The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Capt. Jordan appeared in the House.
M.^r Waggaman brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker a Bill,
entituled, An Act for Regulating the Militia of the Province of
Maryland; which was Read the first Time, and Ordered to lie on
the Table.
The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

October 2

Saturday Morning, 2^d October, 1756.

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The House met according to Adjournment: All the Members
appeared as Yesterday, except M.^r Mills, M.^r Hicks, M.^r Hammond,
M.^r Benjamin Mackall, and Capt. Stoddert.
M.^r Matthew 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,
It will always give us Uneasiness to find ourselves under the
Necessity of disapproving any Part of your Conduct; but there are
some Matters mentioned in your Message of the 25th of September,
which, in our Duty to our Constituents, and common Justice to our-
selves, we are indispensibly obliged to take Notice of. Your Ex-
cellency was pleased, in that Message, to acquaint us, that you had
drawn on the Agents for a Sum of Money towards defraying the
Expence of the Troops that were, with our Approbation, raised
and supported for the Protection of the Frontier Inhabitants last
Spring. That those Troops were raised with our Approbation is
undoubtedly True; and it is as True, your Excellency was assured,
by an Address of this House the last Session, that when Accounts
should be laid before us, we would consider of some Method to
reimburse your Excellency what Money you might have advanced
to keep on Foot the Ranging Parties on the Frontier of this Prov-
ince. As this was the Case, we can't but be surprized that your
Excellency could possibly so far suspect this House of not complying
with their most solemn Engagement, as to lay Hands on any Part