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Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
As I have just received a Letter, by Express, from Sir John St.
Clair, acquainting me that he has many Things in command from
General Braddock, to communicate to me at Alexandria, which re-
quires my immediate Presence at that Place, he being unable, on
Account of his Instructions, to come hither; I should be glad you
would agree to adjourn yourselves to Friday or Saturday next, by
which Time I hope to be able to return.
Hor.^o Sharpe.

March the 5^th 1755
The House adjourns till Friday Morning 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 48
March 5

Friday Morning, 7^th March 1755.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c. All appeared as
on Wednesday last, except Mr. Reeder, Mr. Hammond, Capt. Gassa-
way, Mr. Reynolds, Capt. Jordan, and Mr. Tolley.
Mr. Bordley, and Mr. Mackall, appeared in the House.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

Post-Meridiem.

The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Richard Lee, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker
a Remonstrance from Mr. Samuel Owings, Mr. Nicholas Ruxton
Gay, and Robert Adair, setting forth, that, by Occasion of the bad
Weather, the Justices of Baltimore County did not meet according
to Adjournment, by which Means the Business of the Court is dis-
continued, and praying an Interposition of the Legislature;
A Petition of William Young, of Baltimore County, Sheriff, relat-
ing to the bad State and Condition of the Goal of the said County;
The Petition of John Greenif Howard, of Baltimore County, pray-
ing Leave to cut off and dock the Entail of 249 Acres of Land,
Part of a Tract of Land called Harborough, and to entail other Lands
in lieu thereof ;
And, The Petition of John Gassaway, of Anne Arundel County,
Administrator of Issac Johns, late of Anne Arundel County, de-
ceased, praying Leave to bring in a Bill, To Record a Deed, made
and executed by a certain Isaac Johns, deceased, to Robert Adair,
which was omitted to be Recorded.
All which were severally indorsed, " By the Upper House of
Assembly, " March 7, 1755, Read and Referred to the Considera-
tion of the Lower House of Assembly."

March 7
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