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L. H. J.
Liber No. 52
June 22
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assured, that we cannot be prevailed on, to take no notice of, or to
treat with the least degree of contempt, a letter so expressive of duty
and loyalty to the Sovereign, and so replete with just principles of
liberty, and your excellency may depend, that whenever we appre-
hend the rights of the people to be affected, we shall not fail boldly
to assert, and steadily endeavor to maintain and support them, always
remembering what we could wish never to be forgot, that by the bill
of rights, it is declared, "That it is the right of the subject to petition
the King, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning,
are illegal
Which is read and approved of, and ordered to be ingrossed
The house adjourns 'til 2 o'clock
Post Meridiem. The house met according to adjournment
Benedict Calvert Esquire from the upper house delivers to M.r
Speaker the following message
By the upper house of assembly, June 22.d 1768
Gentlemen,
M.r Ross's executor, having, in consequence of some information,
he has received, since he exhibited to this house, the account we sent
you with our message of yesterday, desires that his claim might be
waved, until he can have an opportunity of making further enquiry.
We agree to its being left out of the ordinance, not doubting, but if
he can make it appear at a future session that the allowance made to
M.r Ross was really inadequate to his services, and less, in proportion
than that now proposed to be made to M.r Duckett, you will be ready
to make such further allowance, to M.r Ross's executors, as may be
agreeable to justice
Sign'd by order U. Scott cl: up. ho:
M.r Johnson brings in, and delivers to M.r Speaker the ingross'd
address to his excellency: Which is read, and assented to, and signed
by order of the house, by the honorable Speaker
Ordered, That M.r Worthington and M.r Johnson do wait on his
excellency and acquaint him that this house hath prepared an address
to be presented to him, and desires to know when and where he will
be pleased to receive it. They return and acquaint M.r speaker that
the governor will receive the address in the council chamber in half
an hour
The following Ordinance, for the immediate reimbursement of
his excellency Horatio Sharpe Esquire, governor, his account of
supplies to the Nanticoke Indians; and for payment of Captain
Richard Pearis for his services to this province during the late war;
and for payment of John Duckett, for finding a book, and transcrib-
ing the votes and proceedings of the lower house of assembly, from
the year seventeen hundred and four, until the year seventeen hun-
dred and fifteen inclusive
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