426 Assembly Proceedings, April 13-May 6, 1761.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 3?
April 30

Read the Petition of Francis Ware, referred to the Consideration
of the Lower House of Assembly & Sent by John Ridout Esq^r

Adjourned till 3 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This house met again according to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning
His Excellency is pleased to communicate to this house the follow-
ing Message
Gentlemen of the Upper house of Assembly
In consequence of the Address You were pleased to present to me
last Tuesday together with the Report of a Committee of both
Houses I sent His Lordships Attorney General a Bond for the
sum of One Thousand Pounds Sterling that was executed and
delivered to me the 14^th of March 1755 by Henry Darnall, John
Darnall and Charles Carroll Esq" conditioned for the said Henry
Darnall's due Execution of the Naval Office of Patuxent District
requiring him at the same time to take proper Steps in order to re-
cover for the Use of the Publick the Money which it is apprehended
the said Henry Darnall has not accounted for and paid as he ought
to have done in answer to my letter the Attorney General now
Informs me thai he hath received from John Darnall and Chas.^o
Carroll Esq^rs Bills of Exchange for the sum of One Thousand
Pounds Sterling being the penalty of the Abovementioned Bond
and he desires my Order for the disposal of the said Bills I should
Gentlemen be glad of your Advice on this matter that I may give
the Attorney General an Answer, and Also to know what father
steps you thing ought to be taken in Order to recover the Money
which M^r Darnall may still owe on Account of Duties received by
him a Naval Officer of Patuxent for the use of the Country

Horatio Sharpe
The 30.^th of April 1761

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Benedict Calvert, and John Ridout Esq.^rs present to his Ex-
cellency the following Address
To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor and Commander
in Chief in and over the Province of Maryland
The humble Address of the Upper House of Assembly
May it please your Excellency
We are much Obliged to your Excellency for the Measure you
have been pleased to take in Consequence of Our Address Relative
to the Naval Officer of Patuxent

We think that the Bills received of John Darnall & Charles
Carroll Esq" may be properly delivered to the Commissioners of