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Fates and
Proceedings
of the Lower
House,
printed by
A. C. Green
Oct. 25
p. 40
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By the COMMITTEE appointed to examine into the Facts set forth
in Edward Smoot's Petition.
YOUR Committee in Obedience to the Direction of the honour-
able House have examined into the Facts set forth in the above-
said Petition, and do find, that Boles Tyer Balthrop, in the Year
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-seven, passed his Bond
to Thomas Browning, for the Conveyance of Five Hundred Acres
of Land, called Boleston, lying on the North Side of Chester River,
in Kent County, for the Consideration of Six Hundred and Seventy-
five Pounds, payable in Silver Dollars, at Seven Shillings and Six-
pence per Dollar, or Spanish Pistoles at Twenty-seven Shillings
each; which Sum was to be paid as well as all the Expences that
might accrue on docking the Intail of said Land by Browning, before
the Conveyance was executed by Balthrop. That in Consequence
thereof the Intail was docked, but no Conveyance ever made, either
by Balthrop in his Lifetime, or since by his Executor and Executrix;
but it does not appear by Balthrop' 's Will, (as stated in said Petition)
that he directed the said Land to be conveyed to Browning, but that
it was to be sold at publick Vendue for the Benefit of his Creditors,
and his Brother John Balthrop.
And it further appears to your Committee, that a Sale of Two
Hundred Acres of Land, Part of the abovesaid Tract was made for
Two Hundred and Seventy Pounds Current Money, and the Con-
veyance jointly executed by Balthrop and Browning, to a certain
Joseph Red grave, on the Fourteenth Day of January, Seventeen
Hundred and Sixty-nine, and the abovesaid Sum of Two Hundred
and Seventy Pounds hath been received by Balthrop, in Part of the
original Sum of Six Hundred and Seventy-five Pounds. All which
is humbly submitted to the Consideration of the Honourable House.
Signed by Order J. COURTS JONES, Cl. Com.
Which was read and ordered to lie on the Table.
The House adjourns till To-morrow Morning 9 o'Clock.
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Oct. 26
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TUESDAY, October 26, 1773.
THE House met. All Members present as on Yesterday. The Pro-
ceedings of Yesterday were read.
On Motion, Mr. Tolly is added to the Committee of Accounts.
Mr. Wootton, Mr. Chamberlaine, and Mr. Robins appeared in
the House.
William Hayward, Esq; from the Upper House delivers to Mr.
Speaker a Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Prince-George's County;
praying that an Act may pass to impower the Justices of Prince-
George's County, to contract for, and erect a publick Jail in Upper-
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