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In ans^r to the houses Queries about M^r Dummers Proposalls
the following Message Sent by M^r Tench Viz.

By his Ex^ncy the Gov^r & Councill in Assembly
April 1^st 1707

Original
Journal.

In Reply to the houses Request by M^r Muschamp & M^r
Macall Desiring to know by what Methods M^r Dumer pro-
posed to render his Pacquett Boates usefull to this Province,
or what satisfaction Hee would require therefore, Wee give
You to understand that M^r Dummer Proposes to put the same
method in Practice of sending his Pacquett Boates to the Con-
tinent as now Used to the West India Islands so that the Mer-
ch^ts Letters will Come to us at the Rate of 8^d for a Single
Letter and 16^d for a Double one.
The said M^r Dumer makes his Proposalls to all the Neigh-
bouring Gov^rmts and if they Close with him he will sett it on
foot otherwise it will not be worth his while so that if Wee
encourage the said M^r Dumer by writing him, Wee are will-
ing to Embrace his Offers on those Termes, it will be a means
to Promote it, or otherwise a Totall Discouragem^t which would
be a great Pitty. Signed p order W Bladen Cl Concil.

The Petition of Col Ninian Beale read Complaining that the
Lord Proprietarys Agents and Surveyo^rs denye him Right &
Extreamely opress him And Praying the Assembly would take
his Case into their Serious Consideration and Relieve him he
not being able to goe to Law with them.
Ordered the Petition be Endorsed that this Board duly
reflecting on the many good Services the Petition^r has done the
Country as well as his L^ordship. It is recomended unto the
house of Delegates that they will Examine into the Petition"
Complaint and see that Justice be done him.
The afs^d Pet⁰ and Endorsement Sent to the house by Col
Holland & M^r Coursey.

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A Letter to his Ex^cy the Gov^r from an unknowne hand in
favour of Townes & Ports read & recomended to the house of
Delegates and sent by Col Hamond.
The Councill Adjourned for an hour

Post Meridiem
The Councill Sate Present as in the morning.

His Ex^ncy was Pleased to Order the Clarke of the Councill
to read the following; Memoriall from M^r Charles Carroll one
of the Lord Proprietors Agents, Viz.

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