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which were submitted to me, and the Contents of which I communi-
cated to you, nor by any Thing that appears, even Read them; How
then can you have shewn me, from such Papers, that his Conduct was
blameable? It gives me Pleasure to find, that you are well satisfied
and convinced of my Desire and Endeavours to promote the Welfare
and Happiness of the good People committed to my Care, and to
discharge my Duty to Yourselves and your Constituents: I am
obliged to you for entertaining so favourable and just an Opinion
of me, and you may be assured that I shall, by all my Actions,
endeavour to confirm you in it. I hope you will not insist that
Justices of the Peace in England are not removable at his Majesty's
Pleasure, nor desire to have them otherwise established in this Prov-
ince; but as I have already intimated to you, that I do not intend
this as a particular Answer to your Address, I shall conclude with
repeating, that if the Complaints against Mr. Rawlings were not
groundless, they were relievable elsewhere, and the proper Objects
of another Jnrisrlirrinn.
May 7^th 1757. Hor^o. Sharpe.

On Motion, the Question was put, Whether the following, viz.^t
[Resolved, That no Claims that may, for the future, be made against
the Public, of any Kind whatsoever, shall be satisfied otherwise than
agreeable to the Laws of this Province in Force, relating to such
Claims] shall be entered as the Resolve of this House, or Not?
Resolved in the Negative.

L. H. J.
Liber No, 48

May 7

For the Affirmative,

p. 449

Reeder,

M. Tilghman,

Lloyd,

Hammond,

Paca,

E. Tilghman,

Gassaway,

Fraser,

Beall.

Carroll,

Gantt,

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For the Negative,

Hynson,

Goldsborough,

Dulany,

Williamson,

Edmondson,

Casson,

Wallis,

Gray,

Scarborough,

Worthington,

Tollcy,

Henry,

Reynolds,

Govane,

Sprigg-

Jenifer,

Ward,

Dennis,

Murdock,

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