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Country Bottoms as others entering and trading into this Province
from any Colony or Place other than Virginia, that the same may
be transmitted to the House of Burgesses of that Colony. Which
was read and assented to and signed by Order of the House by the
Honourable Speaker.
Ordered, That M.r W. Paca, and M.r Mackall do acquaint his
Excellency 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
was pleased to signify he would receive the Address in a few Minutes
in the Conference Chamber
Ordered, That M.r Chase and M.r Tilghman do present the Ad-
dress to his Excellency They return and acquaint M.r Speaker they
delivered the Address, with a Copy of the Resolves therein mentioned,
to his Excellency.
William Fitzhugh Esq from the Upper House delivers to M.r
Speaker the Bill entitled An Act for the Tryal of all Matters of ffact
in the several Counties where they have arisen or shall arise thus
indorsed "By the Upper House of Assembly October 18.th 1770
Read the first Time and ordered to lie on the Table
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."
"By the Upper House of Assembly October 23:d 1770 Read the
second Time and will not pass
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."
William Hayward Esq from the Upper House delivers to M.r
Speaker the Paper Bills N.o 8, 9, 10, n, severally indorsed "By the
Upper House of Assembly 23:d October 1770 The ingrossed Bill
whereof this is the Original read and assented to
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."
M.r N. Thomas brings in and delivers to M.r Speaker the follow-
ing Report
By the Committee appointed to inspect into the ffacts set forth
in the Petition of Francis Baker
Your Committee find by an authenticated Copy of the last Will
and Testament of Henry Baker that the same was executed the 24.th
Day of June 1768. That in the said Will is contained the Paragraph
as set forth in the said Petition. That Henry Baker constituted, by
the said Will, Jeremiah Baker to be his sole Executor. That the
said Jeremiah Baker renounced the Executorship; and that Letters
of Administration with the Will annexed were granted to the said
Petitioner. That the said Petitioner appraised the Estate of the said
Henry and returned an Inventory thereof, with a List of sperate and
desperate Debts into the Prerogative Office. The said Inventory
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