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Ordered, That Mr. Edward Tilghman, with Five more, do
present the Address to his Excellency.
Mr. Dorsey has Leave of Absence till Wednesday.
The Order of the Day being Read; the House proceeds to take
the Petition of Capt. Evan Shelby into Consideration, and Referred
the same to the Consideration of the next Session of Assembly.
His Excellency communicated to Mr. Speaker, the following
Message :
Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly,
As it is not usual with me to order the Great Seal to be affixed
to any Papers which I have not seen, you will, I hope, excuse me
for declining to comply with your Request of Yesterday; besides,
Gentlemen, altho' the Lower House of Assembly of this Province
hath heretofore transmitted a separate Address to be presented to
their Sovereign, yet I cannot learn that they ever desired to have the
Great Seal affixed thereto; nor indeed can I conceive (tho' perhaps
my ordering the Seal to be affixed to the Address you speak of, may
be construed by some as a kind of Assent to it's Contents) that the
Seal may be of any Consequence, since I cannot suppose you will
desire any Person to present your Address, whose Character is not
too well established, to leave any Room for his Majesty, or his
Ministers, to suspect, that he would presume to offer any Address
but an authentic One.
Hor.o Sharpe.
2d May, 1761.
Which was read and ordered to lie on the table.
Charles Hammond, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to
Mr. Speaker, the Petition of John Paca, Robert Adair, and
Margaret Paca; which was Read the first Time, and Ordered to lie
on the Table.
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 51
May 2
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Monday, 4th May, 1761.
The House met according to Adjournment; The Members were
called, and all appeared as on Saturday, except Mr. Beall, Mr. Govane,
and Mr. Dorsey. The Proceedings were Read.
Mr. Ringgold, Mr. Hynson, and Mr. Hammond, appear in the
House.
The House adjourns till the Morrow Morning 9 of the Clock.
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