lxvi Introduction.

tain Francis Ware then represented Charles County in this Assembly. Cap-
tain Evan Shelby's petition for allowances for expenses incurred by him "for
provisions and Clothing, & etc. furnishing a Company of Voluntiers raised by
him in 1758", came before the house on November 16, and was considered
and rejected. But the house immediately afterwards voted 22 to 19 that in
"Consideration the extraordinary Merit of Capt.ⁿ Evan Shelby in his Spirited
Conduct during the late War and the Advantages derived to the Common
Cause thereby, the Question was put that a Sum of Money be given him as a
Testimony of their Approbation". The house then by the same vote agreed
that he be given £200 in "dollars" at the rate of seven shillings sixpence (pp.
159, 160).

The petition of Captain William MacClellan (McLennon) of Frederick
County "praying a Recompense for services done under Colonel Bouquet" was
referred by the Upper House to the Lower House where it was laid upon the
table (p. 47). Governor Sharpe had a few days before sent a message to the
Lower House enclosing a letter which he had received from "Brig. Gen.
Bouquet when he was on his last Expedition against the Western Indians".
The Governor went on to say that "you will see by the Letter that a Number
of Voluntiers from Frederick County whose Names are mentioned in the
Inclosed Muster Roll actuated by a very laudable Spirit went out under the
Command of Captⁿ McClellan & Wolgamot to join the Kings Troops & Assist
in reducing the Enemies of their Country". He reminded the house of the
notable behaviour of the officers and men in this campaign and added "I think
it my Duty to recommend their Services to your Consideration and hope
you will think they merit some Reward from their Country" (p. 145). Noth-
ing further, however, was heard of the matter at this session.

It seems likely that these petitions from veterans were the cause of the intro-
duction and passage of a bill by the Lower House entitled "an Act for the
speedy Payment to sundry Persons of several Sums of Money allowed to them
on Account of the late War" (p. 176). This bill probably provided payment to
the militia called out during the war, money due householders for quartering
troops, and for clothing and provisions for soldiers. Payment of these claims
was doubtless incorporated by the house in a separate bill because of the cer-
tainty that the Journal of Accounts, which ordinarily carried such items, would
fail of passage. The bill was, however, rejected by the Upper House on Novem-
ber 26 on the ground that there were "other Persons equally entitled to Satisfac-
tion from the Public, who ought to be considered at the same Time with Those
who are favoured with the above Bill" (p. 58). That there was a change of
heart on the part of the Upper House in regard to this measure, doubtless on ac-
count of the rising tide of indignation in Western Maryland against that body
because of the failure of the two houses to agree upon the Journal of Accounts,
to which the payment of the claims "on account of the late war" had been
appended, is disclosed by an offer made the last day of the session by the
Upper House. In a message dealing with the Journal of Accounts and the
support of a Provincial Agent in London, the Upper House said that it was
now willing to pass the bill which it had previously rejected, providing for the