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On Resolution of the aforegoing Question, the said Address was
Indorsed, " Read, Approved, and Ordered to be Ingrossed."
Mr. Lloyd brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, an Ingrossed
Address; which was Read and Assented to, and Signed, by Order
of the House, by the Honourable Speaker.
Ordered, That Mr. Key and Mr. Wilson, do acquaint his Ex-
cellency 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 Signified he would receive the Address immediately
at his House.
Ordered, That Mr. Lee, with Three more, do present the Address.
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 49
Dec. 12
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His Excellency the Governor communicated to Mr. Speaker, the
following Message, viz.
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
Since you have thought proper, in one of the Addresses which
were presented to me the loth Instant, to insist, that the Rates
which you had settled for Waggon Hire, in the Bill that was some
Time this Session offered to the Upper House, and returned thence
with a Negative, were such as would have satisfied the Inhabitants
of Frederick County, whose Waggons might be impressed to carry
Provisions to Fort-Cumberland, and have made them quite easy, I
think myself obliged to take particular Notice of that Part of your
Address, as I have often heretofore, and again very lately, assured
the People of that County, that I will embrace every Opportunity
of shewing I have their Interest and Security truly at Heart.
By the Bill, which the Gentlemen of the Upper House thought it
incumbent on them to reject, it was, I find, provided and directed,
that there should be paid for the Hire of a Waggon and four Horses,
the Sum of Twelve Shillings and Six-pence a Day for every Day,
which Waggon should carry a Load of Fifteen hundred Pounds
Weight, allowing Fifteen Miles to be a Day's Journey; and for every
Mile they should be obliged to travel empty, the Sum of Five-pence :
Suppose then a Number of Waggons were wanted to carry a Quantity
of Provision from the Magazine at Fort-Frederick to Fort-Cumber-
land, and several were to be impressed for that Service about Fred-
erick-Town, the Owner of each of them would receive for it's going
to Fort-Frederick light, Seventeen Shillings and Six-pence Currency,
the Distance being according to common Computation, Forty-two
Miles, and they may be reasonably allowed two Days to go it in : As
the Waggons are to be collected from several Places or Plantations,
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