The Lower House. 311

M^r Hayward from the Committee of Accounts Acquaints M.^r
Speaker, that that Committee wanted another Clerk to expedite the
Business and has made choice of M^r Turbutt Wright as such and
desires the Approbation of the house,
The house approved the Choice and Ordered that he be qualified
in the Usual manner,

L. H. J.

Liber No. 52
Oct. 14

Doctor Steuart acquaints M^r Speaker that M^r Turbutt Wright
had taken before him the several Oaths to the Government required
by Law Subscribed the Oath of Abjuration repeated and Signed the
Test and also took the following Oath. (Viz^t)

You Turbutt Wright, do swear, that you will true Entries make
of all such matters and things, as shall be to you directed by any
Committee of the Lower house of Assembly for whom you shall
Act as Clerk: and that you will not divulge the Secrets of the said
house of Assembly, or of any Committee thereof; but will, in all
things, well and truly demean yourself according to the best of your
knowledge: So help you God,

Major Hynson from the Committee of Acc.^ts brings in and
Delivers to M^r Speaker the following Report (Vizt)

By the Committee of Accounts 14.^th Oct.^r 1763.

In Obedience to the Order of the hon.^ble the Lower house of
Assembly to report to the house the Amount of the Public Claims
now before them, do find as follows (Vizt)

p. 111

Money

Tobacco

On the last Journal of Ace. ^s laid before

the house the following sums of

8,672...12..7 1/4

4,009,951 3/4

Money & Tobacco ...............

The Acc.^ts now before your Committee
not Entered on the Journals .......

4,277.. 4..8 3/4

23,622

Your Committee find by the Inspectors

Tobacco Book, for Tobacco burnt

in Llewellin's Warehouse in S.^t

Marys County in the year 1758. that

78.. 5..9

Crop notes amounting to 6263 lb.,

at 25^s p 100 have not yet been laid

before the Committee ............

As Also Transfer Notes not yet brought

before your Committee amounting

18..13..4

to 1656 lb., at 22/6 per 100.......

13,046.. :6..5

4,033,573 3/4