362 Assembly Proceedings, May 24-June 22, 1768.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
June 8

Charles Hammond esquire from the upper house delivers to M.^r
speaker the petitions of sundry languishing prisoners in the several
Jails within this province, a list of which was indorsed: "June 7^th
1768: Read and referred to the consideration of the lower house of

assembly.
Sign'd by order U. Scott clk up: ho:

The petition of Sarah Flinn and the petition of Henry Miles,
indorsed "June 8.^th 1768. Read and referred to the consideration
of the lower house of assembly.
Sign'd by order, U Scott clk up: ho:

The house adjourns til 2 o'clock
Post meridiem. The house met according to adjournment. M.^r
Griffith appeared in the house
The petitions of the languishing prisoners, and the petitions of
Sarah Flinn, and Henry Miles are read the first time and ordered
to lie on the table.

M.^r Murdock brings in, and delivers to M.^r speaker, a bill entitled
an act to promote and forward the appeal now depending before
his Majesty, in council, on behalf of the people of this province:
Which is read the first time and ordered to lie on the table.
The house adjourns 'til to morrow morning 9 o'clock

June 9

Thursday June 9^th 1768

The house met according to adjournment. The members were
called and all appeared as on yesterday. The proceedings of yester-
day were read.
The petition of Rachel, Elizabeth, and Mary Bacon, read a
second time; and the question put, whether the said petition be
granted? Resolved in the negative.

For the negative

Eden

Harrison

Ward

Buchannan

Hayward

Baxter

Ringgold

T. Dashiel

Beall

Bordley

Gale

Tyler

Chase

Wilson

Murdock

Worthington

Goldsborough

Hall

Johnson

M. Tilghman

Wright

Griffith

Sullivane

Allen

Parran

Ridgley

Selbey

Gantt

Deye

Purnel

Grahame

Moale

J. Dashiel

Smallwood

Veazy

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