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John Ridout, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr. Speaker,
the following Message :

By the Upper House of Assembly, April i6th, 1761.
Gentlemen,
In Answer to your Message of Yesterday by Messieurs Tilghman
and Dulany, this House hath appointed Daniel Dulany, and Stephen
Bordley, Esquires, to join the Members named by your House to
draw up an Address to be presented to his Majesty.
Signed p Order, J. Ross, Cl. Up. Ho.

The House appointed Mr. Tilden, Mr. Bowman, Mr. King, and
Mr. Benjamin Mackall, a Committee to examine into the State of
the Assembly Office, and the other public Offices, and the Repositary
where the antient Records are kept, and report the same to the
House.
The Order of the Day being Read; the House proceeds to take
into Consideration the Subject-matter contained in his Excellency's
Speech; and thereupon the Question was put, That the Number of
Men to be raised and supported, agreeable to the Secretary of State's
Letter, be 200. Resolved in the Negative.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 51
April 16
p. 352

For the Negative,

Hynson,

Sulivane,

King,

Ringgold,

Travers,

Beall,

Gassaway,

Govane,

Fraser,

Worthington,

Owings,

Dulany,

Hammond,

Baker,

E. Tilghman,

Hanson,

Mauldin,

M. Tilghman,

Stoddert,

Veazy,

Chapline,

Smallwood,

Murdock,

Magruder.

[24]

For the Affirmative,

Sothoron,

J. Goldsborough,

Hopper,

Thomas,

Edmondson,

Harris,

Greenfield,

Bowman,

Scarborough,

Gresham,

Gibson,

Purnell,

Tilden,

C. Goldsborough,

Selby,

B. Mackall,

Cockey Deye,

Crabb.

Gantt,

Steuart,

[20]

On Motion, the Question was put, That the Number of Men to
be raised and supported, agreeable to the Secretary of State's Letter,
be 400. Resolved in the Affirmative.

p. 353

For the Affirmative,

Hynson,

Sulivane,

Beall,

Ringgold,

Govane,

Fraser,