406 Assembly Proceedings, November 5-21, 1770.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Nov. 16

November 16:^th 1770: Read the first and second Time, by an
especial Order, in this House, and will pass
Signed by Order U Scott Cl. Up. Ho."

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Which was read here and passed for ingrossing
John Beale Bordley, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to M.^r
Speaker the following Message
By the Upper House of Assembly, November 16:^th 1770
Gentlemen
Being desirous of removing, as far as we can, all Misunderstand-
ing, .....[The message beginning thus is printed in full in the
Upper House of Assembly pp. 360-3(51]
Which was read and ordered to lie on the Table
The Address to his Excellency was read a second Time and or-
dered to be ingrossed
M.^r Gantt hath Leave of Absence
The House proceeded to tax the following private Bills, Viz.^t
An Act directing the Sale of the Lands of Richard Heard, late of
Saint Mary's County, deceased, for the Payment of the Debts of the
said Richard Heard
To the Honourable Speaker.......... £1.. 0..0
To the Clerk...................... 0..10..0
An Act to invest John Clayton with an exclusive Privilege and
Benefit of making and selling a Machine for threshing of Wheat
on a Model by him invented
To the Honourable Speaker........... £2..0..0
To the Clerk....................... 1..0..0

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An Act to give Thomas Harrison further Time to effect the
Removal of a Nuisance in Baltimore Town, in Baltimore County
To the Honourable Speaker........... £4..0..0
To the Clerk....................... 2..0..0
An Act to remedy a Defect in the Title of Bartholomew Pomeroy
of London, Merchant, to a Tract or Parcel of Land, called Rencher's
Adventure, lying in Prince George's County
To the Honourable Speaker........... £8..0..0
To the Clerk....................... 4..0..0
An Act to remedy a Defect in the Acknowledgment of a Convey-
ance from Josiah Conant to William Thornton.
To the Honourable Speaker.......... £10..0..0
To the Clerk ..................... 5..0..0
An Act to invest Isaac Perkins with an exclusive Privilege of
making and selling a Machine for threshing of Wheat, on a Model
by him invented
To the Honourable Speaker........... £2..0..0
To the Clerk....................... 1..0..0