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L. H. J.
Liber No. 49
Feb. 23
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our Frontier Inhabitants, would disband themselves, when they
found that the Assembly had broke up without making any farther
Provision for their Support, I thought it my indispensible Duty to
order Two Companies of Militia to the Frontiers, lest the People
that are settled there, being left without any Hopes of Assistance or
Protection, should desert their Plantations, or fall an easy Prey to
the Enemy. By Virtue of the same Law, that obliged the Detach-
ments of Militia to march, that I ordered to the Frontiers, at the
Desire of the late Lower House of Assembly, the 30th of September,
1756, any of the Men that have now marched, would doubtless have
been punished, if they had refused to do so.
I cannot, Gentlemen, lay before you all the Orders that have been
issued by my Direction, relative to the Marching and providing Sub-
sistence for the Militia abovementioned, as the Originals are in the
Hands of the Gentlemen to whom they were directed, and I have
not Copies of them by me; but inclosed you have some Orders and
a Press- Warrant, which are similar to those that have been issued,
and which I propose to send to Captain Brome, and the Press-Masters
of Calvert County, whenever I find myself under a Necessity of
ordering another Company of Militia to march to the Assistance of
the Frontier Inhabitants.
Hor.o Sharpe.
23d February, 1758.
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Which was Read, and Ordered to lie on the Table.
On Motion, That a Militia-Law made in March, 1732, be now
Read; also the Governor's Message to the Lower House dated 26th
September, 1756; his Excellency's Orders to the Colonels of Prince-
George's and Baltimore Counties, with their Answers thereto; also
his Excellency's Message of the 29th of September, 1756, to the
Lower House of Assembly; and the Address of the Lower House
of the 30th of September, 1756, in Answer thereto; the same accord-
ingly were severally Read and Considered.
The House adjourns till the Morrow Morning at 9 of the Clock.
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Feb. 24
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Friday, February 24, 1758.
The House met according to Adjournment: The Members were
called, and all appeared as Yesterday, except Mr. Reeder and Mr.
Sudler. The Proceedings were Read.
Mr. Reeder's Family being very sick, he is excused from Atten-
dance.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock.
Post-Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
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