148 Assembly Proceedings, November 1-December 20, 1765.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
Nov. 9

July 11.^th By Order of his Excellency was sent to Frederick County
2 Barrels Gunpowder Marked FLB 700 Cw.^t Bar Lead 6 Kegs Leaden
Ball which makes 1000 Weight to be delivered to Col.^o Thomas
Prather at the Mouth of Conococheague
Your Committee beg Leave to acquaint the Honourable House
that the Arms mentioned in the last Report to have been returned
into the Magazine from Fort Frederick which were placed in the
Vault below the Conference Chamber remain there still and are in
as bad or worse Order than at the Time when that Review was made
And that the Deficiency of Ammunition and One Halberd men-
tioned in that Report is not accounted for yet
All which is humbly submitted to the Consideration of the Hon.^ble
House
Signed p Order Henry Wilkins Clk

p. 273

Which was read the first Time and Ordered to lye on the Table

Col.^o Hooper from the Upper House delivers to M^r Speaker the
following Message Viz.^t
By the Upper House of Assembly Nov.^r 9.^th 1765
Gentlemen

We shall be very willing to join with you in a Contribution
towards the Relief of the Unhappy Sufferers whose Case is recom-
mended to you with this
Signed by Order UScott Cl. Up. Ho

And the following Message from the Governor
Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly
I think it my Duty to lay before you a Letter that I received a
few Days ago from Governor Murray with a particular authenticated
Account of the Losses which the Inhabitants of Montreal suffered by
the dreadful Fire that in May last broke out in that City As I doubt
not but the Account given in the Letter of the unhappy Circumstances
to which many of those unfortunate people are now reduced will
excite the Compassion of the Gentlemen who compose the Lower
House as well as yours and think the granting some Relief to the
Sufferers by a publick Act would really be for the Honour of the
province and agreeable to the humane and generous Sentiments of
the Inhabitants I recommend it to you to refer the Matter to the
Consideration of the Gentlemen of the Lower House and shall be
glad if you jointly approve of my Proposal

Hor.^o Sharpe
8.^th Nov.^r 1765

and the following Letter from Gov.^r Murray
Quebec 29.^th June 1765

Sir

I make no Doubt but your Excellency must have heard some Time
since of the Melancholly Accident that happened by Fire on the