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Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly, March, 1707-November, 1710
Volume 27, Page 15   View pdf image (33K)
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The Upper House. 15


a Select Comittee to Examine Mr Charles Carroll Mr Amos
Garrett Mr John Duvall Mr Levin Denwood Capt George Gale
Mr Jacob Lookerman and others, who give Account of Clarks
Coyning Dollars and Pieces of Eight, and of one Capt Silvester
Welch that Sold the Countrys Powder to Daniel Wells, who
lately helped Clark and his Gang out of the mouth of South
River and is with several others gone to him and also of sev-
erall other Persons Debtors and Servants attempting to run
away in order to join Clarke
The said Gentn went upon their Message and reported to
the Councill Board that they had delivered the Same and that
the Clarke of the Councill had read the Papers Sent.
The Petition of the Inhabitants of the South Side of Wicco-
comico River in Somersett County Praying that a Towne
may be appointed at half Round Hill.
The said Petition was recomended to the house of Dele-
gates & sent to them by Coll Jenkins Whome together with
Mr Denwood Capt Gale and Mr Worthington are desired to be
heard thereto.
Then did the Attorney Generall Present a Bill to prevent
the Great Abuse of breaking open Publiqand Private Letters,
which was read the first time.
The Petition of Major Josiah Willson High Sherriff of Ann
Arundell County representing the Joyce and Upper Floore of
the Prison at Annapolis not Sufficiently strong- to secure the

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Prisoners. And that the Assembly would direct the same to be
Secured, read and recomended to the house of Delegates And
whereas her Majesty has by her Royall Instructions to his Ex-
cellency Directed that Prisons be built in every County and
those very good and Sufficient.
His Exncy desires the house will Inquire where such Prisons
are wanting or insufficient and that they will appoint the Sev-
erall Prisons & Court houses hereafter to be built in the
Towns now appointed.
The afd Bill Petition & Recomendation thereon Sent to the
house by Coll Lloyd & Col Ennalls.
Mr Muschamp and Mr Macall bring from the house of Dele-
gates as foiloweth Viz.

By the House of Delegates
March 31st 1707

This house have Considered the Message from Your Exncy
and honrs relating to Sr Thos Laurences Complaint to the
Rt honble the Lords of Trade and Plantations about the Ordi-
nary Licencess and they are of opinion that that Complaint
Contains no more than what was Contained in a former Com-

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