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U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
April 10
p. 438
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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
That your Excellency may be Enabled to give an Answer to the
Letter from General Amhurst which you was pleased to communi-
cate to us at the Opening of the Session we have thought Proper
to send you a Copy of the resolves entered into on a full Considera-
tion of that and the other Papers then laid before us
Agreeable to their Resolves a Bill (justifiable as we apprehend
upon the Principals of our Constitution and Consistent with our
rights and Priviledges) was prepared and passed this House with all
Possible Dispatch and sent to the Upper House for their Con-
currence and altho that Bill has been returned to us with a Negative
by which our endeavours to Promote his Majestys Service have been
frustrated we are well Satisfied that we have on our part done every
thing that can be expected from Dutifull and loyal Subjects
Resolved that this House will make a Provision for levying
Cloathing and paying 1000 men to Act in Conjunction with the
Forces under the Command of General Amhurst or other person
duly Authorized the ensuing campaign
Resolved that the sum of £12 Bounty money be paid to each able
Bodied Man that shall be enlisted by any Officer and shall pass
muster and serve under the Command of this Excellency General,
Amhurst or other person duly Authorized and 20/ be paid to each
Officer who shall inlist such able Bodied Man
Resolved that this House will out of the first supplies that shall
be granted for his Majestys Service appropriate a Sum sufficient to
pay to the Money Advanced in the year 1758 by General Forbes for
the pay Victualling and cloathing of the Troops formerly in the pay
of this Province from the time the money granted for the pay
Subsistance and Cloathing said men was expended till the said
Troops were taken into his Majestys Service in the year 1758 by
General Forbes so far as the same shall appear to this House to be
just and reasonable and it is further Resolved that if it shall appear
that General Forbes has not paid all the money that may be due
for the pay victualling and Cloathing of the said Men from the
Time the money granted for that purpose was expended till the
Time they were Taken into his Majestys Service that then this
House will make a Provision for what further sum may be due
for the Pay Victualling and Cloathing of the said men
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