The Lower House. 149

18.^th Day of May last to the poor People of Montreal in this Govern-
ment
On the News reaching this place the Governor and Council as-
sembled to consider what was most proper to be done for the imme-
diate Relief of the unhappy Sufferers and thereupon it was Resolved
that two Members of the Council should go to Montreal as Com-
missioners to enquire into the Event of this dreadful Calamity and to
apply thereto such Assistance as to them should seem fitting and also
to procure every necessary Information in Order to make a true
Report of the real Loss sustained by the Inhabitants which the Head
of every Family has respectively attested upon Oath amounting in
the whole to £87580.8. 10 1/2 Sterling Copy whereof accompanies this
under the Broad Seal of the province and my Signature thereto
It would be needless Sir to say any Thing on this Occasion to
induce your Excellency & your Council to exert your Influence and
good Offices in so laudable a Work as that of prevailing with the
Affluent in your province to contribute their Mite to the Relief of the
Miserable Sufferers who having lost almost all they were worth
before by the Ravages of War and the Non payment of their paper
Money nothing remained to compleat their Wretchedness but this
unhappy Accident. I cannot omit on this Occasion applauding in the
strongest Manner the Behaviour of his Majestys new Subjects in this
province a Seasonable Relief at this Time must rivet their Affections
to the British Government and Silence those among them who would
insinute that the professors of Our Religion do not possess the
Christian Virtues to an eminent Degree
I have the Honour to be with great Truth and Regard
S.^r Your most Obedient and most faithful Humble Servant

Ja. Murray

Col.^o Tilghman brings in and delivers to M^r Speaker a Bill en-
titled an Act (Prisoners Bill) which was read the first and second
Time by an especial Order and will pass and was sent to the Upper
House by M.^r J. Goldsborough and Col.^o Hyland

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

Major Hynson from the Committee of Accounts brings in and
delivers to M^r Speaker the Accounts for Quartering Soldiers paying
the Militia Accounts for provisions Waggon Hire &c entred in a
Book for that purpose which was Ordered to lye on the Table
The House adjourns 'till Monday Morning at 9 o'Clock

p. 274

Monday 11.^th Nov.^r 1765

The House met all the Members appeared as on Saturday except
M^r Edmunson M.^r Henry Hall and M^r Bealle
George Plater and John Hammond Esq.^rs appeared in the House

Nov. 11