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affirmative by a vote of 29 to 17, many members of the Popular party voting
in the affirmative with the Proprietary delegates. On the decisive question as
to whether Dulany was elected or not, the vote stood 27 to 20 that he had not
been duly elected. The Speaker was thereupon ordered to issue his warrant
for a new writ of election directed to the "Mayor Recorder and Aldermen of
Annapolis for the election of a Delegate .... in the Room of Walter Dulany
Esq.^r discharged from his Seat in this House" (pp. 151-153). The election
was duly held, and on December 4 John Hall Esq., returned as a delegate from
the city of Annapolis, appeared in the house, was sworn in, and took his seat
(p. 200). It has not been learned whether or not Dulany ran against Hall.
That there had been some question in the mind of the Governor whether
Dulany could be thus ousted from his seat in the Lower House is shown by
an entry in the proceedings of the Council. At a meeting of the Council held
on November 29, 1765, the Governor laid before it a writ for the election of
a delegate for the City of Annapolis and desired their opinion as to whether
or not he should sign it. After considering the question a day the Council
advised the Governor to sign it, which very obviously he did (Arch. Md.
XXXII; 109, no).

BACK PAY DUE MILITARY OFFICERS

The payment of back pay to the officers and privates of the Seven Years
War had been held up for several years because of the failure of the Assembly
to pass the Journal of Accounts. A number of officers of the late war sought
to obtain from the Assembly at the November-December, 1765, session over-
due pay for military services. Those who petitioned for pay were William
Lynn (p. 44), Captain Joshua Beall (p. 50), Captain Francis Ware (p. 50),
Lieutenant Rezin Beall (p. 50), Captain William MacClellan of Frederick
County "praying recompense for services done under Colonel Bouquet" (p. 47),
Captain Evan Shelby (p. 49), Barton Lucas, and Alexander Somerville "late
officers in the Maryland troops" (pp. 54, 58).

A committee headed by Daniel Wolstenholme was appointed to make enquiry
into the statements contained in the petitions of Joshua Beall, Francis Ware,
Rezin Beall, Barton Lucas, and Alexander Somerville (pp. 160, 173, 179).
This committee reported under date of December 2, setting forth in detail the
claims of the several petitioners (pp. 196, 197). After consideration of the
report, the house on December 18 made allowances, in "dollars" at the rate
of seven shillings sixpence, to those named, for services and expenses during
the late war, as follows: Joshua Beall for services and expenses £200; Lieu-
tenant Rezin Beall for services £100; Francis Ware who had been "danger-
ously wounded" £250; Ensign Alexander Somerville for expenses and ser-
vices £200; Barton Lucas for services £40; William Lynn of Frederick County
£60. The report of the Committee gives interesting details of their respec-
tive services, campaign expenses, and allowances for each (pp. 196-197, 251-
252). It is of course certain, owing to the failure of the Assembly to pass the
Journal of Accounts, that none of these veterans at this time received any of
the money "allowed" them by the Lower House. It may be added that Cap-