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

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Dec. n

whereby you will observe he informs me, that in Pursuance ot
Orders from Lord Colwill, he has brought hither a Parcel of the
stamp'd Papers destined for this Province and desires to know how
he is to dispose thereof As the gentlemen of the Lower House when
I very lately desired to know what Answer they thought it would
be proper for me to return to the Letter Captain Hawker had made
to Me about this Paper told me that "it was not agreeable to the
Sentiments of their Constituents that they should give me any
Advice upon the Occasion," it would I apprehend be in vain for me
to make any further Application to that House, but the Advice you
then give me, leaves me no Doubt Gentlemen but you will favor
me with your Sentiments on this Occasion, and I should be obliged
to you for advising me how to act at the Time with Respect to the
Paper mentioned in Captain Browns Letter.
Hor :^o Sharpe

The 11.^th December 1765
Benjamin Tasker Esquire presents the following Address to his
Excellency
The humble Address of the Upper House of Assembly.
May it please your Excellency
In Answer to your Message of this Day, we beg leave to inform
you, that we conceive it would be most advisable for Captain Brown
to retain the stamp'd Paper on Board the Hawke Sloop of War, there
being no Place of Security to lodge it in, and great Danger of its
being destroyed if Landed,
11.^th December 1765. Benjamin Tasker
Adjourned until 10 ^oClock Tomorrow Morning

Dec. 12

Thursday Morning Dec.^r 12.^th 1765.
This House met according to Adjournment
Present as Yesterday

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Col Loyd & M^r Lee bring up the following engrossed Bills Read
and assented to by the Lower House Viz.^t
An Act continuing an Act entitled an Act for the Relief of such
Persons as cannot find Surety for their Appearance to testify as a
Witness against any Person arrested Accused or Prosecuted for
any Criminal Offence
An Act continuing an Act entitled an Act to enable the several
and respective County Clerks within the Province to remove some
of the County Records and Papers from the Public Offices.
An Act continuing an Act entitled an Act for the more effectual
Punishment of Negroes and other Slaves, and for taking away the