The Upper House. 29

May it please your Honours
Your Message of the 13^th Instant is matter of real concern to us, as
[The message beginning thus is printed in the Lower House journal,
pp. 127-130]

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
April 16

Read & Assented to by the Upper [sic] House of assembly
Signed p Order John Ross C.l. Up. Ho.

p. 42

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

p. 43

Saturday morning 17.^th April 1762
This House met again according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday
Samuel Chamberlaine Esq.^r Brings the following Report
Maryland ss.^s
At a Committee of both Houses of assembly appointed to Inspect
the office and Proceedings of the Commissioners for Emitting Bills
of Credit Established by Act of Assembly

Were Present
The Honorable Samuel Chamberlaine Esq.^r of the Upper House

April 17

M.^r Walter Dulaney
M.^r Rob.^t Lloyd
M.^r Mich.^l Earle
M.^r Brice T B Worthington
M.^r John Hanson

M.^r Josias Beall Jun^r
M.^r Jn.^o Truman Stoddert
M.^r Tho.^s Ringgold
M.^r Charles Graham
M.^r Henry Hall

of the Lower House
Who make choice of and appoint the Honourable Samuel Cham-
berlaine Esq..^r Chairman and Robert Couden their Clerk and agree
to make the following Report, viz..^t
Your Committee make Report to your Honours that they have
since their meeting Counted and Burnt the sum of Twenty One
Thousand, three hundred and Twenty, Pounds, Nine shillings and
Six pence part of the Money brought into the Office & directed
to be Burnt and destroyed by the Act for granting a Supply of forty
Thousand Pounds, for his Majestys Service & Striking Thirty four

Thousand and fifteen Pounds six Shillings thereof in Bills of Credit,
and raising a fund for Sinking the same
All which is submitted to the Consideration of both Houses of
Assembly this 15^th April 1762

p. 44

Samuel Chamberlaine
Walter Dulaney
Robert Lloyd
Michael Earle
Brice T B Worthington
John Hanson

Josias Beall Jun^r
John Truman Stoddert
Thomas Ringgold
Charles Graham
Henry Hall