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amounting to £707.4.. 7. The sperate Debts to £199..4..8 1/4 out of
which that the said Francis Baker hath disbursed £692...17.. 7 as
appears to your Committee by an Account allowed by the Commis-
sary General. That there is a List of desperate Debts returned by
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Liber No. 54
Oct. 23
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the said Administrator amounting to £28 15.. 6.. I Currency, out of
which from the Information of one of your Committee not more
than £150 will probably be recovered] That the Claims against the
Estate by Judgments, Obligations, Notes, and otherwise, remaining
unpaid, amount to £2142..12..10 as appears to your Committee by
the Oath of the Petitioner indorsed upon a List of the said Debts.
That Samuel, the Son of Francis, the Petitioner, and Henry the
Son of Henry, the Testator, are Infants; and that Jeremiah Baker,
Son of said Henry Baker, who is of full Age, hath consented, by
writing under his Hand, that all the Residue of the Lands included
in the Paragraph of the Will set forth in the Petition as aforesaid,
shall be sold.
Signed per Order Ralph Dobinson Cl. Com:
Which was read; and the Petition of Francis Baker was read a
second Time
Leave given to the Petitioner to bring in a Bill according to the
Prayer of the Petition
Walter Dulany, Esq from the Upper House delivers to M.r
Speaker the Bill entitled An Act to unite the ffree Schools of Somerset
and Worcester Counties — And The Bill entitled An Act to enable
the Justices of Dorchester County Court to assess and levy on the
taxable Inhabitants of the said County a Quantity of Tobacco for
the Purpose of building a Court House — severally indorsed "By the
Upper House of Assembly October 23:d 1770 Read the first and
second Time by an especial Order and will pass.
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."
Which Bills were read here and past for ingrossing
M.r W. Paca brings in and delivers to M.r Speaker a Bill entitled
An Act to hold the Election of Representatives for Baltimore County
at the Places therein mentioned — Which was read the first and second
Time by an especial Order and will pass. Sent to the Upper House
by M.r Aquila Hall and M.r Matthews. They return and acquaint
M.r Speaker they delivered the Bill.
William ffitzhugh and William Hayward Esquires from the
Upper House acquaint M.r Speaker that the Governor requires the
Attendance of this House immediately in the Upper House.
M.r Speaker left the Chair, and (with the rest of the Members of
this House) went to the Upper House, and there presented to his
Excellency the following ingrossed Bills Viz.t
An Act to impower the Justices of Somerset and Worcester
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