The Lower House. 345

Post Meridiem
The House met

The House being informed that M.^r John Veazy and M.^r Stephen
Hyland, two Delegates returned for Cecil County, were attending;
Ordered, That M.^r Ward and M.^r Maxwell do go with those Gentle-
men to the Upper House to see them qualified.
They return and acquaint M.^r Speaker they saw them qualified
in the usual Manner.
The Gentlemen took their Seats in the House.
Ordered, That M.^r Contee and M.^r Thomas do acquaint his Ex-
cellency that this House hath prepared an Address to be presented
to him and desires to know when and where he will please to re-
ceive it?
They return and acquaint M.^r Speaker the Governor signified he
would receive the Address To Morrow Morning at Eleven O'Clock
in the Room next adjoining the Council Chamber
The House adjourns till To Morrow Morning 9 O'Clock

L. H. J.

Liber No. 54
June 17

p. 310

Friday June 18.^th 1773
The House met.

All Members present as on Yesterday.
The Proceedings of Yesterday were read.
The House being informed that M.^r Robert Buchanan, a Delegate
returned for Kent County, M.^r Richard Tilghman Earle, a Delegate
returned for Queen Ann's County, and M.^r William Ennalls and
M.^r John Ennalls, two Delegates returned for Dorchester County
were attending; Ordered, That M.^r Richardson and M.^r Sudler do
go with those Gentlemen to the Upper House to see them qualified.
They return and acquaint M.^r Speaker they saw them qualified in
the usual Manner.
The Gentlemen took their Seats in the House.
M.^r Ringgold hath Leave of Absence upon very urgent Business.
Ordered, That M.^r Earle be added to the Committee of Accounts.
M.^r Speaker communicates to the House a Letter from the Speaker
of the House of Burgesses of Virginia, inclosing sundry Resolves
entered into by that House respecting the State of the Colony. Also
a Letter from the Speaker of the House of Deputies of Rhode Island,
inclosing a Copy of sundry Resolves entered into by that House
similar to those of the House of Burgesses of Virginia; and a Letter
from Peyton Randolph, Ro. C. Nicholls and Charles Dudley Digges,
inclosing an Act to prevent counterfeiting the Paper Money of other

Colonies. All which weic severally read and ordered to lie on the

Table.
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