The Lower House. 225

M.^r Smallwood brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker the follow-
ing Report
By the Committee appointed to examine into the Truth of the
ffacts alledged in the Petition of John Heard of Saint Mary's County
Your Committee in Obedience to the Order of the House pro-
ceeded to enquire into the several ffacts stated in the Petition of
John Heard of Saint Mary's County do find that all the material
ffacts stated are true, that is to say, That the said Richard Heard
in the Petition mentioned died indebted to the several Persons therein
particularized as alledged, to wit,

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Oct. 9

St.^g

To Daniel Dulany Esq in the

principal Sum of .......
And Interest thereon from

250.. 0.. 0

the 22:^d Day of July 1767

To Benjamin Tasker Esq in

the principal Sum of.....
And Interest thereon from

350.. 0.. 0

the 21.^st of ffebruary 1767

600.. 0.. 0

Crop Tob.^o

To John Glassford and Com-

pany in the principal Sum
of ...................

66,092

And interest thereon

To Hugh Hopewell in the prin-

cipal Sum of ...........
And Interest thereon from

22,483 D.^o

the 26.^th August 1765

88,575 D.^o

And to divers other Persons on

open Account in consider-

able Sums. That the Peti-

tioner was Security for

the said Richard Heard to

the said Daniel Dulany,

Benjamin Tasker and

John Glass ford and Com-

pany as set forth — That

the said Richard Heard

died on or about the 10:^th

of March 1768 — That the

said Petitioner and Bar-

bara Heard administred on

his Estate