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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1758-1761
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The Lower House. 21


The following Message,
By the Lower House of Assembly, October 26, 1758.
May it please your Honours,
This House hath appointed Mr. Dulany, Mr. Earle, Mr. Lloyd,
Alexander Williamson, Esq; Mr. Worthington, Mr. Hanson, and
Mr. Plater, a Committee from this House, to Inspect the Accounts
and Proceedings of the Commissioners or Trustees for Emitting
Bills of Credit, established by Act of Assembly; and desire your

L. H. J.
Liber No.51
Oct. 26

Honours to appoint one or more of the Members of your House, to
join in the said Committee.
Signed per Order, M. Macnemara, Cl. Lo. Ho.

Was sent to the Upper House by Mr. Hanson and Mr. Plater.
Major Benjamin Handy and Mr. Benton Harris, (Two Delegates
of Worcester County, returned to serve in this General Assembly)
appeared in the House. Ordered, That Col. Scarborough and Mr.
Purnell do go with those Gentlemen to the Upper House, to see
them Qualified. They return and acquaint Mr. Speaker, That they
saw them Qualified in the usual Manner.
The Gentlemen took their Seats in the House.
Richard Lee, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker,
the following Message :
By the Upper House of Assembly, October 26, 1758.
Gentlemen,
This House hath appointed Richard Lee, Esq; to join the Mem-
bers, named by your House, in a Committee to Inspect the Accounts
and Proceedings of the Commissioners of the Paper Currency Office.

Signed per Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho.

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

Mr. Edward Dorsey 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, his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Delegates
of the Freemen of Maryland, in Assembly convened, return your
Excellency our Thanks for your Speech at the Opening of this

p. 12

Session. We are most of us well acquainted with what passed be-
tween the several Branches of the Legislature at their late Sessions,
and are convinced that the Lower House, by their Proceedings, gave

p. 13



 
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