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Party of Indians, may sufficiently shew our good Inclination towards
them, and encourage them to deserve our further Marks of Friend-
ship. We are sorry an Affair of such Importance, as Impowering
Persons to pay for every Contingency, which may possibly arise on
the coming into, or Passage through, this Province, of any of those
People, should be mentioned to us just at a Time when we thought
we had Reason to imagine all Business was at an End. We are really
much fatigued by a long and close Attendance on the public Business,
and very desirous of going to our respective Homes, and hope we
shall be excused in not entering upon any new Matter at this Time.
If the Behaviour of the Southern Tribes of Indians should be such
as may shew a good Inclination to attach themselves to the British
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Liber No. 48
May 7
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Interest, nothing reasonably, within the Power of this House to
establish them, shall be wanting.
Which was Read and Assented to, and Signed, by Order of the
House, by the Honourable Speaker.
Ordered, That Mr. Bracco and Capt. Jenifer do acquaint his Ex-
cellency, That this House hath prepared an Address, to be presented
to him, and desires to know when and where he will please to receive
it: They return and acquaint Mr. Speaker, That the Governor was
pleased to signify he would receive the Address immediately at his
House.
Ordered, That Mr. Govane and Mr. Reeder do present the Address
to the Governor.
Mr. Carroll brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, an Address
to the Governor; which was Read, Approved, and Ordered to be
Ingrossed.
Mr. Carroll brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, the following
Ingrossed Address, viz.t
To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe, Esq;r 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 gives us the greatest Concern to find your second Message of
this Afternoon, so unprecedented, that we conceive we cannot, with-
out departing from the established Mode of Proceeding, give any
other Answer to it, than that it is Unparliamentary.
Which was Read and Assented to, and Signed, by Order of the
House, by the Honourable Speaker.
Ordered, That Capt. Gassaway and Mr. Gray do acquaint the
Governor, That this House hath prepared an Address, to be presented
to him, and desires to know when and where he will please to receive
it: They return and acquaint Mr. Speaker, That the Governor was
pleased to signify he would be ready to receive the Address imme-
diately at his House.
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