The Upper House. 5

The Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary Communicates his
Answer to the Address of this House in the following Words.

Gentlemen of the Upper House of Assembly
I thank you for your kind Address, and as I never questioned your
Loyalty to his Majesty, your Affection to me, your Readiness to
promote the Welfare of the Province, you may be assured nothing
shall be Wanting in me that may any ways Conduce to the General
good of my Tenants
Read the Petition of Jerome Plummer and James Gibson Lan-
guishing Prisoners in Prince Georges County Goal, Daniel Sullyvan
in Calvert County Goal, Isaac Tunney, and John Bradshaw in
Talbot County Goal, and Samuel Maccubbin in Baltimore County
Goal and sent to the Lower House with the following Message by
Michael Howard Esq^r

U. H. J.
Black Book
No. 6
Letter
No. 64
Lib. No. 33
p. 250

By the Upper House of Assembly 15^th March 1732
Gentlemen.
Several People now in many of the Goals of this Province haveing
this Session preferred to this House their Petitions herewith sent,
praying a Bill may be brought in, to discharge and Release them
from their Confinements and Debts, upon Delivery of their Estates
and Effects for the use of their Creditors; This House is sensible of
many Inconveniencys arising from such Petitions, and Bills thereon
every Session of Assembly, as well as the great Expence of the
Country, on Occasion of the Time taken up in Considering such
Petitions: Therefore this House propose (if your House thinks
proper) that a Bill may be Framed, Agreeable to the Intention and
Design of the Acts of Bankrupcy in England, which may relieve not
only the Persons now in Goal; but also those who are or may
be hereafter Indebted; beyond their Abilities to Satisfie such Provi-
sion, We think will better Answer the relieving unfortunate Debtors,
than the Method used by former Assemblys
Signed p Order John Ross Cl. Up. Ho.

Adjourned till to Morrow Morning Nine of the Clock

Letter
No. 165
Lib. No. 33
p. 251

Friday 16^th March 1732
This House met again according to Adjournment

Present as Yesterday

Read the Petition of Several the Inhabitants of the Upper part of
Prince Georges County praying that a Bill may be brought in to
make a Division of the said County from the Mouth of Beverdam

March 16