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to have an Opportunity of perfecting any Thing that might be con-
ducive to the Security or Welfare of Yourselves and Your Con-
stituents.
30^th September, 1757. Hor.^o Sharpe.

Col. Tilghman brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, the following
Ingrossed 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,
Having now under our Consideration the making Provision for
the Reception of some of his Majesty's Regular Forces into Winter
Quarters, we apprehend it necessary we should be informed what
Number of those Forces are proposed to be Quartered within this

L. H. J.
Liber No. 49
Sept. 30

Province and at what particular Places, to enable us to judge what
is most expedient to be done for the Ease and Quiet of the good
People of this Province, and the Accommodation of those Troops ;
and therefore request you'll be pleased to furnish us with that
Information.

Which was Read and Assented to, and Signed, by Order of the
House, by the Honourable Speaker.

Ordered, That Mr. Govane and Mr. Ward 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 re-
ceive it : They return and acquaint Mr. Speaker, That they delivered
the Message, and that the Governor was pleased to signify he would
be ready to receive the Address in Half an Hour's Time in the
Conference Chamber.
Ordered, That Dr. Steuart, and Three more, do present the Ad-
dress to the Governor.
Philip Hammond, Esq; a Delegate returned for Anne-Arundel
County, appeared in the House.

Ordered, That Mr. Gassaway and Mr. Carroll do go with that
Gentleman to the Upper House, to see him Qualified. They return
and acquaint Mr. Speaker, That they saw him Qualified in the usual
Manner.
The Gentleman took his Seat in the House.
On Motion, Ordered, That the Serjeant at Arms, attending the
Lower House of Assembly, do take into his Custody the Body of
John Ridout, Esq; and him safe keep, so that he have him at the Bar
of this House in his Custody, for his Contempt in refusing to attend
according to Order of the House.
The House adjourns until 2 of the Clock Afternoon.

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