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"By the Upper House of Assembly, November 23, 1773: Read
and referred to the "Consideration of the Lower House of Assembly.
"Signed by Order, U. SCOTT, Cl. Up. Ho."
Which was read here and ordered to lie on the Table.
The House adjourns till To-morrow Morning 9 o'Clock.
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Votes and
Proceedings
of the Lower
House,
printed by
A. C. Green
Nov. 23
p. 49
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WEDNESDAY, November 24, 1773.
THE House met. All Members present as on Yesterday. The
Proceedings of Yesterday were read. Mr. Tyler appeared in
the House.
Mr. Ringgold and Mr. Sudler have Leave of Absence for a few
Days.
On reading a Second Time the Report from the Committee of
Elections and Privileges, ORDERED, That the Sheriff of Frederick
County do immediately attend at the Bar of this House, and bring
with him the Writ of Election issued last Meeting of Assembly,
for the Election of a Delegate for Frederick County, in the Room
of Mr. Jonathan Hagar, whose Seat was declared vacant, to amend
his Return by annexing the said Writ to the Indenture.
ORDERED, That the Serjeant at Arms attending this House do
serve the said Sheriff with a Copy of the above Order.
Mr. Beall brings in and delivers to Mr. Speaker, a Bill, entitled,
An Act to continue the Acts of Assembly therein mentioned. Which
was read the first Time and ordered to lie on the Table.
The House adjourns till 3 o'Clock
POST MERIDIEM.
The House met.
The Petition of George Frazier Hawkins was read a Second
Time. ORDERED, That the same be referred to the Consideration
of a Committee, and that they do examine the Matter thereof, and
report the same as it shall appear to them to the House, and Mr.
Beall, Mr. Tyler, Mr. Sim, and Mr. Contee are appointed a Com-
mittee accordingly, and they have Power to send for Persons, Papers,
and Records.
William Hayward, Esq; from the Upper House, delivers to Mr.
Speaker a Petition of John Glassford, Merchant, in Great-Britain,
setting forth that a certain Hugh Mitchell, in Charles County, being
seized in Fee Simple of the Moiety of a Lot of Ground, No. 46, in
Charles-Town, commonly called Port-Tobacco in the said County, did
in the Year 1756, contract with a certain William Gammell, deceased,
who was then Agent for the Petitioner for the Sale of his Part of the
said Lot. That the said Hugh Mitchell died in the Year 1761, leaving
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