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moval of the Court House in said County, the other against a Re-
moval, and it appearing that the Petitioners for the Removal were

not ready to support the Facts contained in their Petition, a further
time is allowed them, and the further Consideration of this Matter is
Postponed until Thursday the 25.^th of this Instant.
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Oct. 8

Tuesday Morning 9.^th of October 1770.
The House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as Yesterday.
Read, and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly, the Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Baltimore County,
The Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Stepney Parish, in Somerset
and Worcester Counties, and also the Petition of Doctor Thomas
Hamilton — These Petitions were severally Endorsed, and Sent to
the Lower House by George Steuart Esq.^r
Resolved that this House will take into Consideration the Peti-
tion of Arthur Holt, referred from last Session of Assembly,
on Tuesday the 22.^d of this Instant, and ordered that the Petitioner
give timely Notice thereof to the present possessor of the Lands in
Question —

Oct. 9

Resolved that this House will take into Consideration the Petition
of Edward Tilghman Esq.^r and others, referred from last Session
of Assembly on Saturday the 27:^th of this Instant
Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock.

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Wednesday Morning 10.^th of October 1770.
The House met again according to Adjournment.

Present as yesterday except Col.^o Hammond.
Read, and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly, The Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Baltimore County,
The Petition of the Inspectors of Rock Creek Warehouse in Fred-
erick County, The Petition of Thomas Harrison of Baltimore Town,
and the Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Frederick County, These
Petitions were severally Endorsed, and sent to the Lower House by
William Hayward Esquire.
Read the Petition of James Guffey James Henderson William Pot-
ters Thomas Treadway Levi Pottle, Francis Casey, Joshua Allender
Basil Francis and William Walsh Languishing Prisoners in Balti-
more County Goal, the Petitions of Philip Tanner, William Cargill,
James White, John Chamberlaine, James Kennedy, Abraham
Weagly, Frederick Deplanto, Henry Sickles Valentine Shreiner
Frederick Beckerer and John Balser Languishing prisoners in Fred-

Oct. 10