10 Assembly Proceedings, October 2-November 30, 1771.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Oct. 14

Privileges of Naturaral Born Subjects Read the first and second
Time in the Lower House and will Pass which was Read the first
and Second Time by an Especial Order in this House and will Pass.
So Endorsed and sent to the Lower House by William Fitzhugh
Esq

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Read and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of Eighteen Subscribing Clergymen on Behalf
of themselves and their Brethren. So Endorsed and Sent by George
Plater Esq
Read and Referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of Mary Louttit. So Endorsed and sent by
George Plater Esq

Adjourned until to Morrow Morning io of the Clock

Oct. 15

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Tuesday Morning 15.^th of October 1771.
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday except Col.° Hammond
Mess.^rs Paca and Hall bring up a Bill entitled An Act for the
Adjournment and Continuance of the High Court of Appeals
Read the first and second Time in the Lower House and will pass
which was Read the first and Second Time by an Especial Order
in this House and will pass. So Endorsed and sent by George
Steuart Esq
Read the Petitions of Zachariah Bond jun.^r and Alexius Spalding
languishing Prisoners in Saint Mary's County Goal, the Petitions
of Robert Horner and Barton Smoote languishing prisoners in
Charles County Goal, the Petition of John Miller a languishing
Prisoner in Calvert County Goal, the Petitions of John Lawton
Richard Davis Lawrence Robinson and Anthony Smith languishing
prisoners in Ann Arundel County Goal, the Petitions of Alexander
Monroe John Rourke, Hugh Woods Edward Robinson Richard
Crutchedley Aquila Gostnick, Thomas Rountree, William James,
John Serjeant, John Gordon Thompson, George Griffin George
Wells Owen Dunn and Basil Dunn, languishing Prisoners in Balti-
more County Goal, the Petitions of Joshua Bishop, John Kendall,
Thomas Cox Arrison George Akers Abraham Cord William Crossby,
John Wilson, George Griffin, Michael Trissler David Hellen and
William Parker languishing Prisoners in Frederick County Goal,
the Petitions of Daniel Pearce, Samuel Passmore, Guy Snow, An-
drew Coulter John Adams and Christopher Jones languishing Pris-
oners in Cecil County Goal the Petitions of Nathaniel Phillips, George
Porter Solomon Knott, Richard Tucker and William Chilton lan-
guishing Prisoners in Queen Anns County Goal the Petitions of