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Ordered, That Mr. Dorsey and Mr. Carroll do prepare and bring
in such Bill.

On Motion, That an Address be prepared to his Excellency the
Governor, in Answer to his Message of the 16th of December, 1757;

Ordered, That Mr. Murdock, Mr. Dorsey, Col. Tilghman, Mr.
Matthew Tilghman, and Mr. Carroll, do prepare and bring in such
Address.
Mr. Lee, on his Motion, hath Leave of Absence, upon urgent
Business, till Friday next.

Mr. Reynolds; on his Motion, hath Leave of Absence, upon urgent
Business, till Monday next.

The House adjourns till the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.

I, H. J.
Liber No. 49
Feb. 17

Saturday, February 18, 1758.

The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called, and all appeared as Yesterday, except Mr. King. The Pro-
ceedings were Read.

Mr. Lloyd, on Motion that urgent Business requires his Absence,
hath Leave till next Wednesday.

Mr. Bracco and Mr. Edward Gantt have Leave of Absence till
Monday Afternoon.

Feb. 18

On Motion, Leave given to bring in a Supplementary Bill to the
Act for Raising £40,000 for his Majesty's Service, &c.

Ordered, That Col. Henry, Mr. Bracco, Mr. Govane, and Mr.
Wilson, do prepare and bring in a Bill accordingly.

Col. Tilghman brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, an Address
to his Excellency the Governor; which was Read, Approved, and
Ordered to be Ingrossed.

Mr. Carroll brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, the following
Ingrossed Address.

To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe, 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 shall appropriate such a Sum of Money, for the Use of the
Cherokees that were at Fort Frederick the first of December, and
have continued, as your Excellency is pleased to inform us, ever
since that Time in the Service of this Province, as we hope may be
entirely satisfactory to them, and increase what Regard they may
have for his Majesty's Subjects in general, and in particular those
of the Province of Maryland.

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