212 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 28-Dec. 16, 1/57.

L.H.J.

Liber No. 49
Oct. 1

On Motion, Ordered, That an Address be prepared to his Ex-
cellency, in Answer to his Message of Yesterday Afternoon; and
that Col. Tilghman, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Murdock, Mr. Carroll, and Mr.
Edward Dorsey, do prepare and bring in such Address.
His Excellency the Governor communicated to Mr. Speaker, the
following Message, viz.^t
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
I cannot inform you what Number of Regular Troops will be
certainly sent to Quarter in this Province, during the approaching
Winter; but Sir John St. Clair, his Majesty's Deputy-Quarter-
Master-General in America, tells me, that he imagines the Earl of
Loudoun will order Two Regiments hither. Should his Lordship
come to that Resolution, I submit it to you whether the Officers and
Men may not, if the Deputy-Quarter-Master-General gives Directions
for their being so distributed, be accommodated at the Places men-
tioned in the inclosed Paper.
Hor.^o Sharpe.

At Baltimore-Town in Baltimore County, ..... Two Companies,
At Annapolis, .......................... Three Companies,
At London-Town in Anne-Arundel County, ... One Company,

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At Upper-Marlborough in Prince-George's
County, .............................. One Company,
At Bladensburg, ........................ One Company,
At Frederick-Town in Frederick County, ..... Three Companies,
At Charles-Town in Caecil County, .......... Two Companies,
At Frederick-Town in Caecil County, ........ One Company,
At George-Town in Kent County, ........... One Company,
At Chester in Kent County, ................ Two Companies,
At Queen's-Town in Queen- Anne's County, ... One Company,
At Oxford in Talbot County, .............. One Company,
At Cambridge in Dorchester County, ........ One Company.

Which was Read, and Ordered to lie on the Table.
Mr. Hammond, Mr. Gassaway, Mr. King, Mr. Murdock, Mr.
Edward Gantt, Mr. Thomas Gantt, and Mr. James John Mackall,
have Leave of the House to be absent till Monday.
The House adjourns until Monday Morning at 9 of the Clock.

Oct. 3

Monday, 3^rd October, 1757.

The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called, and all present as on Saturday, except Mr. J. J. Mackall and
Capt. Gassaway. The Proceedings of Saturday were Read.
Mr. John Goldsborough and Mr. Pollard Edmondson, Two Dele-
gates returned for Talbot County; Mr. Joseph Cox Gray, a Delegate