336 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 26-Oct. 15, 1760.

U. H. J.
Liber No. 35
Sept. 29

exceeded by the Joy of any of His Majestys dutiful and Loyal
Subjects on this Occasion I most Sincerely Congratulate you on so
interesting and happy an Event Horatio Sharpe

The 29^th of September 1760

The Honble Benjamin Tasker Esq^r Attended by the Members
of this House presents to his Excellency the following Address
To his Excellency Horatio Sharpe Esq^r Governor and Commander
in Chief in and Over the Province of Maryland
The Humble Address of the Upper House of Assembly
May it please Your Excellency
We Return your Excellency our Sincere thanks for the Intelli-
gence you have been pleased this Morning to give us of the late
Glorious Success of his Majestys Arms under General Amherst
in the Entire Reduction of Canada. An Event in itself so great and
so happily Adapted to the future Security of this Continent as the
Production of a General Safe and Honourable peace must neces-
sarily fill the Hearts of all his Majestys Subjects with the Highest
Sence of Joy and Gratitude And We Begg leave to return your
Excellencys Kind Congratulation on this Happy Occasion
Benj^a Tasker Presid^t

Samuel Chamberlain Esq^r brings in the following Report
Maryland ss.^t
At a meeting of the Commissioners appointed by the Act of
Assembly entituled An Act for Granting a Supply of Forty Thousand
Pounds for his Majesty's Service and Striking thirty four Thousand
and fifteen Pounds six Shillings thereof in Bills of Credit and
raising a Fund for Sinking the same to compute and ascertain the
Rate of an additional Tax on Lands in Case of a Deficiency of the
Funds raised by Virtue of the said Act and the Acts therein men-
tioned on the first Monday of this Instant Augs^t Anno Dom: 1760

Were Present

the Honble

Samuel Chamberlaine
Benj.^a Tasker

Esqrs

&

William Murdock

Matt.^w Tilghman
Robert Loyd

Esq^rs

Charles Carroll

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Who make Choice of and appoint M^r Beale Nicholson to be their
Clerk and proceeded to examine into the State of the Several Funds
The Commissioners adjourn til Tomorrow 9 O Clock