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the Oaths to the Government, appointed to be taken by Act of As-
sembly repeats, and subscribes the Abjuration and Test, and then
withdraws.
Adjourned 'till Monday Morning 10: of the Clock.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
Nov. 12

Monday Morning 14. Nov.^r 1757.
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present

Nov. 14

Benjamin Tasker Esq. Benedict Calvert Esq

Col : Charles Hammond Col: Rob:^t Jenckins
The honourable Samuel Chamberlame Esq. Henry

Col : Benjamin Tasker Daniel Dulany Esq.

Adjourned 'till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
Read the Petition of Eleanor Noe and Sarah Woodman praying
an Act may pass to reinstate them in the Possession of a Tract of
Land in Charles County taken up by Rob.^t Sympkins and Humphrey
Howell, and sold by them to a certain Nicholas Guyther rejected,
and the Petition of the Inhabitants of the upper Part of S.^t Mary's
Whitechappel Parish in Dorchester County, praying a Division of
the same Parish, rejected.
Read the Petition of John Sewill of Cecil County praying an
Allowance may be made him for some Damages done his House and
fencing by the Soldiers quartered in Frederick County in December
last, and the Petition of divers Inhabitants of Dorchester County,
praying a Stop may be put to the common Practice of hunting, and
driving over their Plantations, pulling down their Fences, and destroy-
ing their Stock, referred to the Consideration of the Lower House

and sent by Col : Hammond
Adjourned 'till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock.

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Tuesday Morning 15. of Nov.^r 1757.
This House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as Yesterday
Adjourned 'till three of the Clock in the Afternoon

Nov. 15