The Upper House. 535

[And also the following Report]
At a Committee of both Houses of Assembly appointed to inspect
the Office & Proceedings of the Commissioners for emitting Bills of
Credit established by Act of Assembly

Were present
The honourable Samuel Chamberlaine Esq : of the Upper House.
Mess.^rs Walter Dulany, Michael Earle, Rob.^t Lloyd, John Bracco,

Alexander Williamson, Matthew Tilghman, Brice T. Beal Worthing-
ton & John Hanson of the Lower House.
Who make Choice of, and appoint the honourable Samuel Cham-
berlaine Esq : Chairman and Richard Dorsey their Clerk.
Your Committee having inspected and examined the several Ac-
counts of the said Office relating to the Payments, Impositions, and
Duties directed to be paid & imposed by an Act entitled, An Act for
granting a Supply of £40000 : for his Majesty's Service and striking
£34,015.6.0: thereof in Bills of Credit and raising a Fund for
sinking the same do find that there remains in the Iron Chest N.^o 2.
a Ballance of £8429.19.3 1/8. as will appear by the following Account
£3670.10.0. whereof is appropriated to the Payment for Indian
Scalps and Prisoners £2. of other Appropriations unexpended, &
£4757.9.. 3 1/8 to be applied towards replacing the Sum of £5984.14.0:
by the aforesaid Art to be paid out.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35

May 8

D.^r The Office for emitting Bills of Credit established by Act of
Assembly on Account of the Money emitted by the Act for granting
a Supply of £40000 : for his Majesty's Service.

p. 348

£ s d

To Money taken out of Iron Chest N.^o1 .........

5984.. 1 4....

To ditto emitted which was signed in the Office &
not circulated ...........................

4015. 6.. 0.

To ditto printed by Jonas Green ...............

30,000.. 0.. 0.

£40,000.. 0.. 0

To Mony paid by several Registers and County
Clerks for the Duty on Writs i. to 6. February
1758. ...................................

566.. 3.. 0 3/4

To D.^o by the Collectors for the Excise on Liquors
to same Time ...........................

1943...10.. 1 5/8

To D.^o by the Sheriffs for the Tax on Batchellors
to same Time ...........................

606.. 10.. 6.

To D.^o by D.^o for the Tax on Billiard Tables to
same Time .............................

40.. 19.. 0.

To D.^o by the Collectors for the Land Tax in same
Time .................................

1602...11.. 7.