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L. H. J.
Liber No. 49
Dec. 15
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Reason to apprehend it will be required of us alone to support a Gar-
rison at a Fort so little useless as Fort Cumberland must be towards
the Security of our Back Inhabitants.
May it please your Excellency,
As we have been so unhappy as to have our Endeavours for his
Majesty's Service, and our own Security, frustrated, by the Non-
concurrence of the Upper House to our Bill, we know not what other
Measures to fall upon at this Time, consistent with the Trust reposed
in us, to bring about those desirable Ends; and as the Severity of the
Season now makes our sitting here uncommonly irksome, and must
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p. 192
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shortly render our getting to our Homes extremely difficult, we hope
we shall be excused from entering upon any Thing new this Session.
Which Address was Read and Assented to, and Signed, by Order
of the House, by the Honourable Speaker.
Ordered, That Mr. Reynolds and Mr. King do acquaint his Excel-
lency the Governor, That this House hath prepared an Address, to be
presented to him, and desires to know when and where he will be
pleased to receive it : They return and acquaint Mr. Speaker, That the
Governor signified he would receive the Address at his House im-
mediately.
Ordered, That Mr. Lloyd, with Three more, do present the Address.
The House proceeded to Tax the Bill, entituled, An Act to impower
Susanna Risteau, Widow and Administratrix of Talbot Risteau, late
of Baltimore County, Deceased, to Sell the House and Lands therein
mentioned, for the Payment of the Debts of the said Talbot Risteau ;
To the Honourable Speaker, ...... £400
To the Clerk, .................. 200
Col. Tasker, from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker, the
following Address to his Excellency the Governor; an Address to
the Lord Proprietary, a Petition to his Majesty, and a Representation
to the Lords of Trade and Plantations; which were severally Signed
by the President of the Upper House.
To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe, Esq; Governor and Commander
in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland :
The humble Address of the Upper and Lower Houses of As-
sembly [to the Governor]
[This Address is printed in full in the Upper House Journal
pp. 186-187]
The humble Petition of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly
[to the King]
[This Petition is printed in full in the Upper House Journal
p. 187]
The humble Representation of the Upper and Lower Houses of
Assembly [to the Commissioners of Trade and Plantations]
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