The Upper House. 17

Tuesday Morning 29.^th of October 1771.
The House met again according to adjournment

Present as Yesterday and Col.° Hammond
Mess.^rs Dennis and Handy attend with M.^r John Adams, a Mem-
ber Elected for Somerset County to see him Qualified who takes the
several Oaths to the Government appointed to be taken by Act of
Assembly Repeats and Subscribes the Oath of Abjuration and Test
and then withdraws.
Read and referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of
Assembly the Petition of Robert Campbell, Robert Brown, James
Anderson and John Kerr against the Releasement of Richard Tucker
of Queen Anns County. So Endorsed and Sent by Daniel of Saint
Thomas Jenifer Esq

Read the Petition of Francis Noble a languishing prisoner in
Saint Marys County Goal, the Petitions of Nathaniel Smith and
George Baxter languishing prisoners in Baltimore County Goal, the
Petitions of Thomas Standage, Ambrose Lawrence and Zachariah
Bond languishing Prisoners in Prince Georges County Goal the
Petitions of Richard Scott and Nicholas Sillers languishing prisoners
in Ann Arundel County Goal, the Petition of William Rye a lan-
guishing prisoner in Charles County Goal, the Petition of James
Stradley a languishing prisoner in Talbot County Goal, the Petitions
of Edward Emory, and John Posey languishing Prisoners in Queen
Anns County Goal, and the Petition of Thomas Stoakes a languish-
ing Prisoner in Dorchester County Goal, which said Petitions are
referred to the Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly and
Sent by Daniel of Saint Thomas Jenifer Esq.
Read and Rejected the Petitions of Alexander Symmer of Prince
Georges County, Thomas Reeder junior of Charles County and John
Jackson of Talbot County.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 36
Oct. 29

Adjourned until to Morrow Morning 10 of the Clock

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Wednesday Morning 30.^th of October 1771.
The House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday and William Fitzhugh and Ge.° Plater Esq.^rs
Mess.^rs Worthington and Alien bring up a Bill entitled An Act
for preventing Trivial Suits in the Provincial Court. Read the first
and Second Time in the Lower House and will Pass which was Read
in this House and passed for Engrossing.
Mess.^rs Gresham and Rumsey attend with M.^r Robert Buchanan
a Member Elected for Kent County to see him Qualified, who takes
the several Oaths to the Government appointed to be taken by Act

Oct. 30