The Lower House. 221

Gentlemen of the Lower House of Assembly

Having this Afternoon reced certain Information that bet three &
four Hundred Men many of them Armed with Guns & Tomahawks
were assembled on Fryday last at Frederick T." Fredk Co.^ty and ab.^t
to chuse Officers intend^g to march hither in Companies in Order (as
they express themselves) to settle the Disputes betwixt the two
Houses of Assembly in Relation to their passing the Journal and
that such their Proceedings were supposed to be owing to Col.^o
Cresap's declaring as he lately returned Home thro' the County that
nothing would be done unless the People did come down and having
been informed that some of the Justices of this County who reside
near Elkridge have been comanded and compelled by a great Number
of People that live in that Neighbourhood to come this Day to
Annapolis in Order to learn from the Members for this County what
State or Situation the Journal is in and to send an Express imediately
to acquaint the People therewith that acco' to the Contents or Tenor
of such Express a N.^o of the people will or will not be within Sight
of this Place to Morrow or next Day I think it my Duty to comuni-
cate to you the Information I have reced and recomend it to you to
consider seriously the Consequence of large Bodies of People being
prompted to come hither on such Account or assemble with a View
to intimidate either Branch of the Legislature or to lay them under
any Restraint

Hor.^o Sharpe
Dec.^r 10. 1765

which being read the 1.^st & 2.^d Time
Ord.^d That Tho.^s Johnson Tho.^s Ringgold & J. Hollyday Esq.^rs
M.^r Worthington & W.^m Murdock Esq^r be a Committee to prepare
and bring in an Address to his Excellency the Gov.^r in Ans.^r to his
Message
The House adjourns 'till the Morrow Morning at 8 of the Clock

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
Dec. 10

p. 324

Wednesday 11:^th Dec^r 1765

The House met
All appeared as Yesterday except M.^r Edmunson and M.^r Gibson
Thomas Johnson Esq.^r brings in the foll^g Address to the Governor
Viz
To His Excellency Horo Sharpe Esq.^r Gov.^r and Commander in
Chief in and over the pvince of Maryland
The Humble Address of the House of Delegates
May it please your Excellency
In Ans.^r to your Message of last Night we assure your Excellency
we are very sensible of the bad Consequences of large Bodies of

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