The Lower House. 443

The Order of the Day was Read.
His Excellency communicated to Mr. Speaker, the following
Message :
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
As I think it would become us, in an Address of Condolance to
his Majesty, to express our Sense of the great Loss which he and his
Subjects have sustained by the Death of our late most Gracious
and Excellent Sovereign, and at the same Time to congratulate his
Majesty on his happy Accession to the Throne of his Ancestors, I
take the Liberty to intimate as much to you; and if you approve of
the Proposal, I shall be glad to join with the Gentlemen of the Upper
House and You in such Address.
15th of April, 1761. Hor.^o Sharpe.

On Reading and Considering the above Message; Ordered, That
an Address be prepared to his Excellency in Answer thereto; and
that Mr. Edward Tilghman, Mr. Matthew Tilghman, Mr. Mur-
dock, Dr. Steuart, Mr. Dulany, and Mr. Hammond, do prepare
and bring in the same.

L. H. J.

Liber N. 51

April 15

Mr. Tilden appeared in the House.

Ordered, That Major Hynson and Mr. Ringgold do go with Mr.
Tilden to the Upper House, to see him Qualified. They return and
acquaint Mr. Speaker, That they saw him Qualified in the usual
Manner.

The Gentleman took his Seat accordingly.

Ordered, That the Gentlemen appointed to draw the above Ad-
dress, be appointed to joint in a Committee with the Members ap-
pointed by the Upper House to draw an Address of Condolance on
the Death of his late Majesty, and Congratulations on the Ascension
of his present Majesty to the Throne of Great Britain.

Mr. Edward Tilghman brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, an
Address to his Excellency; which was Read, Approved, and Or-
dered to be Ingrossed.

Mr. Edward Tilghman 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 cannot but agree with your Excellency in Opinion, that it
would become us to join in such an Address to his Majesty as you
have been pleased to mention in your Message of this Afternoon;
and we propose to proceed with the Gentlemen of the Upper House

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