The Lower House. 175

Ordered, That M.^r Beatty and M.^r Luckett do go with that Gentle-
man to the Upper House to see him qualified. They return and
acquaint M.^r Speaker they saw him qualified in the usual Man-
ner. The Gentleman took his Seat in the House
M.^r Harrison brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker the following
Report

By the Committee appointed to enquire into the Truth of the Facts
contained in the Petition of Alexander Cumming
In Obedience to the Order of the Honourable House your Com-
mittee have proceeded to examine into the ffacts aforesaid, and find
them all agreeable with the Report made to the Honourable House
at November Session 1770 on the Petition then preferred by the
now Petitioner and which is set forth in his above Petition.
Your Committee also pray Leave to report to your Honours that
William Cumming the elder, the Father of the present Petitioner
executed a Deed of Mortgage to M.^r Philip Hammond as alledged
by him in his said Petition, on which Mortgage, and mortgaged
Premises your Committee apprehend that the Petitioner hath and
is entitled to the Equity of Redemption, as Heir at Law to his Father
and also under the Deed of Bargain and Sale and Release aforesaid
from William Cumming the younger to him.
Your Committee beg Leave further to report that the Petitioner
sustained very considerable Damage from the Soldiery when quar-
tered on the Premises aforesaid and particularly the Loss of a good
framed House near forty fleet in Length by twenty odd ffeet in
Width burnt by them together with a large Part of the lower Floor-
ing of the Dwelling House aforesaid in which the Petitioner's Father
lived, and of all, or most of the Window Glass of said House, which
was broken by them, whereby the Premises aforesaid were rendered
untenantable. All which is submitted to the Consideration of the

Honourable House
Signed p Order W.^m Wright Cl. Comm.

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

Which was read the first Time and Ordered to lie on the Table.
The Report brought in the 14.^th Instant by M.^r Paca was read a
second Time, and the Petition of Elizabeth Williams was read and
granted
Leave given to the Petitioner to bring in a Bill pursuant to the
Prayer of the said Petition
M.^r Johnson brings in and delivers to M.^r Speaker a Message to
the Upper House which was read and agreed to and ordered to
be ingrossed.
M.^r Gresham hath Leave of Absence till Monday next
George Steuart Esq.^r from the Upper House delivers to M.^r
Speaker the Bill entitled An Act for the Adjournment and Con-
tinuance of Frederick County Court thus indorsed "By the Upper

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