168 Assembly Proceedings, April 4-17, 1759.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 51
April 7

Resolved, That this House will, out of the first Supplies that shall
be granted for his Majesty's Service, appropriate a Sum sufficient
to pay the Money advanced last Year by General Forbes, for the
Pay and Cloathing of the Troops formerly in the Pay of this Prov-
ince, and by him taken into his Majesty's Service, from the Time
those Troops entered into the said Service, to the End of the last
Campaign, so far as the same shall appear to this House just and
reasonable.
Resolved, That this House will make Provision for paying such
of the Inhabitants of this Province as have, in Consequence of the
Governor's Request, marched from any of the Counties of this
Province, for the Defence of the Frontiers of this Province, since
the March of General Braddock from Frederick-Town in Frederick

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County, or have Garrisoned the Forts of this Province since the
Forces that have been raised by this Province, were taken by General
Forbes from the said Forts into his Majesty's Service. And also
that this House will make Provision for paying such Persons as
have supplied Provisions and other Necessaries for the Use of the
said Men, who have marched as aforesaid, or Garrisoned the said
Forts, and for the Expence of the Carriage of such Provisions and
other Necessaries.
Resolved, That such Provision be by the Appropriation of a Sum
sufficient for the said Purposes, out of the first Supplies which
shall be granted for his Majesty's Service.

Resolved also, That out of the said Supplies, shall be appro-
priated the following Sums, viz.^t

A Sum sufficient to reimburse such Persons as have been necessarily
put to Expences on Account of Quartering his Majesty's Regular
Troops in Caecil, Kent and Anne-Arundel Counties.
A Sum not exceeding Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds, for clear-
ing a Road from Fort Frederick to Fort Cumberland, thro' this
Province, for his Majesty's Service, agreeable to the Report of a
Committee appointed last Session to enquire into the Utility of such
a Road.

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Ordered, That Mr. Murdock, Col. Tilghman, Mr. Carroll, Mr.
Edward Dorsey, Mr. Hanson, Mr. Hammond and Mr. Charles
Goldsborough, be a Committee to make an Estimate of the par-
ticular Sums necessary to be raised for answering the Purposes of
the aforegoing Resolves, and of the Resolves of this House made
Yesterday, relative to his Majesty's Service; and that they make
Report thereof to the House.
The House adjourns till 2 of the Clock.
Post-Meridiem. The House met according to Adjournment, &c.
Mr. Charles Goldsborough brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker,
the following Report, viz.^t