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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, 1762-1763
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The Upper House. 9


Majesty is graciously pleased to Empower me to give for Effecting
this most Essential Service and in the mean time, I think it my
Duty to Acquaint you of this Intended Measure that you may be
prepared for Exerting your utmost Influence with your Assembly
to grant the Number of Men that I shall be Obliged to require of
your Province, that his Majestys Command may be duely Obeyed
I am, with great Regard
S.r your Most Obedient Hble Ser:t
Jeff Amherst

[For the editor's note on the Egremont letters referred to in the
last paragraph of the above letter of Amherst see page 18]

Messrs Tilghman & Goldsborough from the Lower House acquaint
His Excellency that their House hath made choice of Mr John Allen
Thomas for their Clerk and hope for his Excellencys Approbation
to whome his Excellency is pleased to declare that he approves their
Choice
Mess.rs Stewart & Gant from the Lower House attend with Mr
John Allen Thomas Clerk of the said House in order to see him
quallified who takes the Oaths to the Government appointed to be
taken by Act of Assembly and Subscribes the Abjuration & Test &
also takes the Usual Oath of Office & then withdraws
Adjourned till 3 of the Clock in the Afternoon

Eodem Die post Meridiem
This House met again According to Adjournment

Present as in the Morning

Mess.rs Goldsborough & Smallwood attend with Messrs Edmonson
and Thomas Members Elected for Talbot County & Messrs Dent and
Hanson for Charles County to see them quallified who take the

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
March 17

Oaths to the Government appointed to be taken by Act of Assembly
repeat & Subscribe the Abjuration & Test & then withdraw
Adjourned till to Morrow Morning ten of the Clock

p. 10

Thursday Morning 18.th March 1762
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday
Mess.rs Gant & Worthington attend with Mr James John Mackall
Member for Calvert & M.r John Hammond Member for Ann
Arundel County to see them Quallified who take the Oaths to the
Government appointed to be taken by Act of Assembly repeat &
Subscribe the Abjuration & Test & then withdraw
Adjourned till 3 of the Clock in the Afternoon

March 18


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