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Personal Estate of the said Major Townsend amounted to no more
than the Sum of seventy five Pounds Nine Shillings and five Pence
half Penny Currency as appears from the Inventory. That the
desperate Debts exclusive of the Sum due on Stephen Revell's Bond
as aforesaid amount unto the Sum of sixteen Pounds three Shillings
and five Pence. That Solomon Townsend, one of the Petitioners
is Guardian to James Townsend the Son and Heir of Major Town-
send deceased. All which is humbly submitted to the Consideration
of the Honourable House
Signed p Order Jn.o Johnson Cl. Com
The Petition of Nehemiah Tilghman and Solomon Townsend
read a second Time and granted Leave given to the Petitioners to
bring in a Bill agreable to the Prayer of the Petition
On Motion, Ordered, That a Bill be brought in to enable the
Commissioners for emitting Bills of Credit to pay to John Duckett
and William Mills the Sums of Money therein mentioned.
Ordered, That M.r Grahame, M.r Goldsborough, and M.r Nicholas
Thomas do prepare and bring in the same.
M.r J. Hall brings in and delivers to M.r Speaker the following
Report
By the Committee appointed to examine into the State and Con-
dition of the several publick Offices and also to enquire into the
Records of the Bonds passed by the Secretary, Commissary General
and Register of the Land Office since the Year 1742
In Obedience to the Order of the Honourable House your Com-
mittee have examined the Records of the Bonds passed by the
Secretary, Commissary General, and Register of the Land Office,
and do find them as follows Viz.t
Secretary's Office
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