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Friday Morning 24. February 1758.
This House met again according to Adjournm.t
Present as Yesterday except Col : Hammond
Adjourned till three of the Clock in the Afternoon
Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again according to Adjournm.t
Present as in the Morning
Richard Lee and Benedict Calvert Esq.r are sent to the Lower
House to acquaint them his Excellency requires their Attendance in
the Upper House immediately
The Lower House attend and his Excellency is pleased to make
the following Speech
Gentlemen of the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly
You will learn from a Copy of a Letter received this Morning
from the Earl of Loudoun which I shall order to be laid before you
that his Lordship is determined to pursue vigorous, and offensive
Measures this Spring against the Enemy that has lately so much
annoyed these Colonies, if they will on their Parts agree to Support
and assist him in carrying his Plan into Execution, you will see
likewise that for this Purpose his Lordship desires and expects that
we will raise and provide for the cloathing and Payment of an addi-
tional Number of Troops over and above the five Companies that
have been already raised here, and that are now posted in the two
Forts which have been built within this Province
As the Earl of Loudoun in Order that the Expence to your Con-
stituents might be as light. as possible will give Directions for these
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