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On Motion, the Question was put, that this house do agree to
the Alteration proposed by the Upper house in the said Message,
relative to the charge to be given by the Provincial & County Courts
to the Grand Jury's to enquire into the Several breaches of the
Inspection Law Resolved in the Affirmative.
The house having taken into Consideration the whole of the said
Message from the Upper-house Ordered, that a Message be prepared

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
Nov. 5

and Sent in Answer thereto; and that M.^r J. Hall M^r Johnson M.^r
J. Tilghman Col.^o Tilghman M^r Murdock M^r Dulany Doctor Steuart
M.^r Ringgold & M^r Beall do prepare & bring in a Message ac-
cordingly.
His Excellency the Gov^r communicated to M^r Speaker the fol-
lowing Message (Viz^t)
Gentlemen of the Lower house of Assembly
M^r Cresap one of your Members for Frederick County, having
represented to me Since the last Session of Assembly & before the
Indians recommenced hostilities against these Colonies, that parties
of the Six Nations who were then considered as Friends, frequently
called at his house on their Excursions to the Southward, & insisted
on his Supplying them with Provisions & Other Necessaries, by
advice of the Council I recommended it to him to furnish such parties
with the provisions he Should think necessary for them, and en-
couraged him at the same time to expect, that, as his doing so was
the only way to prevent their Committing Depredations on the Fron-
tier Inhabitants, reasonable Satisfaction would be made him for such
Provisions at the next meeting of the Assembly: if therefore he shall
exhibit a proper Acc.^t to Shew what Expence he has been necessarily
put to by such Parties of Indians calling at his house. I hope you will
think it incumbent on you to take the same into Consideration & to
provide for his Reimbursement Hor.^o Sharpe
Annapolis the 5^th Nov.^r 1763

Which was read & Ordered to lye on the Table
M^r Gantt M^r Grahame M^r Beall & M^r Hanson have leave of
Absence till Monday
The house Adjourns till 2, of the Clock

Post Meridiem
The house Met according to Adjournment &c.^a

The Bill Ent.^d an Act for the Security of purchasers & others being
Protestants claiming by or from Aliens, and the Bill Ent.^d a Sup-
plementary act to the Act Ent.^d An Act for emitting & making Cur-
rent 90000,^lb Current Money of Maryland, in Bills of Credit, were
Sent to the Upper house by M^r Key & M.^r J. Adams

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