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Ordered that a bill be brought in according to the prayer of the
petitioners; and that M.r Jennings, M.r Chase, M.r Johnson, M.r
Ridgley, M.r Moale, and M.r Adair do prepare and bring in the same.
The house adjourns 'til to morrow morning 9 o'clock
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Tuesday June 7.th 1768.
The house met according to adjournment. The members were
called and all appeared as on yesterday.
The proceedings of yesterday were read. The governors message
of yesterday, read a second time.
Ordered that M.r Hall, M.r Johnson, and M.r Ringgold do prepare
an address to his excellency in answer thereto.
The petition of Joseph Scott, read the second time and granted;
and leave given to bring in a bill according to prayer. M.r Gantt
appeared in the house
M.r Tyler brings in and delivers to M.r speaker the following
report
By the committee appointed by your honorable house to inspect
into the records and proceedings in the several public offices, and to
report and state the condition thereof
Your committee have examined into the state and condition of
the Land office, and find that the records, from the year 1745, to the
books now in use, are marked "examined"; and by comparing some
of them with the original papers they appear to have been carefully
done. But we find, that the records of the certificates, preceding that
date, are not marked, nor do we believe they ever were examined;
for, comparing these with many of the originals, very few agree.
Some books in this office, require to be new bound; and the records,
in general want covers to save their binding. The general alphabets,
and original certificates, before the year 1745, remain in the same bad
state as was reported to your honorable house in May session 1766.
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