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Monday 22:d October 1770
The House met according to Adjournment.
The Members were called and all appeared as on Saturday except
M.r Gantt, M.r Contee, M.r Deye and M.r Key.
The Proceedings of Saturday were read.
M.r Johnson and M.r Wootton appeared in the House
M:r Speaker communicated to the House a Letter, to him directed,
signed C. Weisenthal, Which was ordered to be read; and it was
read accordingly; and is as followeth
Honble Sir,
I was ordered to appear on Saturday next at the Barr of the
Honble the Lower House of Assembly there to answer my signing
a certain Petition &:ta I am however extreemly sorry that it is out
of my Power to shew my ready Obedience to the Comands of the
hble House since my Absence from Town for the present might
prove fatal to several Patients now dangerously ill in this Town.
Therefore whatever Displeasure I may have had the Misfortune to
incur, I can assure the whole House that I am to this Moment quite
ignorant of the Contents of the said Petition having never had Time
especially at the Time of Signature to read it, on Account of the
Hurry. I am no leading Man of this Town, and it was a mere Acci-
dent that I signed it at all. As a Doctor I was desired by the Town
to have my Deposition taken concerning the Small Pox then under
my Hands, and this was the Motive which brought me into this
Town Meeting. After the finishing of this Business the Petition
was laid before me for signing, there, seeing so many respectable
Names before me already signed and such Names of whom I as a
Foreigner, must suppose that they know what ought to be done as
they are Natives of this Country. If then I have, without Intention,
and even without knowing it, done amiss, I most humbly make my
Submission and beg the Honble House to overlook the Offense on
the above recited Accounts
I am, with all due Respect Honble Sir,
To the Honble Edward Tilgh- Y.r Mo. Obed.t Hble Serv.t
man Esq Speaker of the C. Weisenthal
Honble the House of As- Balt. Town Octo. 18.th 1770
sembly in Annapolis
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Oct. 22
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M.r Tilghman brings in and delivers to M.r Speaker a Bill entitled
an Act for issuing Writs of Replevin out of the County Courts of
this Province; which was read the first Time and ordered to lie on
the Table
M.r Chase brings in and delivers to M.r Speaker an Address to his
Excellency; which was read, approved, and ordered to be ingrossed
William Hayward Esq from the Upper House delivers to M.r
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