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Subscribers, Freeholders of Baltimore County, on Behalf of them-
selves and many others, free Voters of the County aforesaid; and on
hearing Mr. Richard Chase, one of the Petitioners, at the Bar, and
on mature Consideration of the Merits of the said Election, Dis-
missed the said Petition.
Ordered, That Mr. John Goldsborough, Mr. Murdock, and Mr.
Benjamin Mackall, be a Committee to Tax the Fees and Costs which
have accrued due to the Officers of this House and Others, on the
Petition of the Subscribers, Freeholders of Baltimore County, on
Behalf of themselves and many others, free Voters of the County
aforesaid, and Report the same to the House.
Mr. Murdock hath Leave of the House to go home.
The House adjourns until the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.
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Liber No. 49
Oct. S
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Thursday, 6th October, 1757.
The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called and all present as Yesterday.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were Read.
The House adjourns until 2 of the Clock Afternoon.
Post-Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Mr. Hammond appears in the House.
Mr. Rasin hath Leave of the House to go home.
Mr. Dorsey brings in the following Address to his Excellency, viz/
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To his Excellency Horatio Sliarpc, 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,
We perceive by your Excellency's Message of the First Instant,
that the Earl of Loudoun was not determined what Number of Sol-
diers he should send hither for Winter Quarters, and we apprehend
that the Number mentioned to you by his Majesty's Deputy-Quarter-
Master-General, will be greater than can be well accommodated within
this Province, where there are few Towns that have more than One
or Two Inns or Public Houses in them.
We therefore beg that your Excellency will present to his Lordship
our Inability to provide for so large a Number, and request, that his
Lordship will be favourably pleased to order no more than One
Regiment to this Province, which, in the Opinion of this House, are
as many as can be well accommodated with Winter Quarters here,
with any tolerable Ease to the People, and Satisfaction to the Troops.
On Motion, the Question was put, Whether the House approves
the said Address, or Not Resolved in the Affirmative.
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