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Walter Dulany Esq from the Upper House delivers to M.r
Speaker the Petition of Alex.r Cumming of Frederick County setting
forth that Part of his Majesty's fforces in the Year 1754 were
quartered in a House belonging to him in the City of Annapolis
and praying some Allowance to be made him for the Damage done
by them to said House. Which was read the first Time and ordered
to lie on the Table.
M.r W. Thomas appeared in the House
Daniel Dulany Esq from the Upper House delivers to M.r Speaker
the Petitions of several languishing Prisoners in the several County
Jails in this Province with a List of their Names, thus indorsed "By
the Upper House of Assembly October 18:th 1770 Read the Peti-
tions of the following Prisoners and referred the same to the
Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly Viz.t Thomas
Weems of Ann Arundel County, Borden Wilcox and John Hada-
burk of Caecil County, William Lock, Moses Barney, Joseph Miller
and John Miller of Batlimore County
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."
Which Indorsement was read here and ordered to lie on the Table
M.r William Hopper a Delegate returned for Queen Ann's County
to serve in this present General Assembly appeared in the House
Ordered, That M.r Wright and M.r Mackall do go with that
Gentleman to the Upper House to see him qualified. They return
and acquaint M.r Speaker they saw him qualified in the usual Manner.
The Gentleman took his Seat in the House
The Petition of Robert Dick, Richard Henderson, Daniel Stephen-
son, James Brown and Robert Peter which was referred last Session
was now read and ordered to lie on the Table.
M.r Wright brings in and delivers to M.r Speaker a Bill entitled
an Act to repeal Part of an Act to encourage the destroying of
Wolves Crows and Squirrels in Queen Ann's County
Also a Bill entitled An Act for impowering the Justices of Queen
Ann's and Talbot Counties to assess on the Taxable Inhabitants of
Saint Paul's Parish in the said Counties the Sums of Tobacco
therein mentioned for building a Church and repairing the Chapel
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