The Upper House. 5

Thursday October the 8^th 1724
Present

Col^o William Holland, Col^o M. T. Ward
Col^o Samuel Young, James Bowles Esq^r
the honble John Hall Esq^r John Rousby Esq^r
Col^o Thomas Addison, Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
Col^o Rich^d Tilghman,
Members of the Upper House.

The petition of the Inhabitants of Baltimore County pray-
ing that a Law may be enacted to impower them to lay out a
Town as formerly where the Court House and prison now
stands in Order to secure the said Court House &c^a and to
encourage persons to build Houses for the entertainment
of Travellers through that County and Suitors that are
obliged to attend at the Courts held there was read and thus
endorsed viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 8^th 1724

Read and Recommended to the consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly .
Signed p Order Samuel Skippon Cl. Up. Ho.

U. H. J.

Sent to the Lower House by Col^o Addison
The petition of John Swineyard of Baltimore County pray-
ing that a Bill may be brought in for his Naturalization was
read and thus endorsed viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October 8^th 1724

Read and Recommended to the consideration of the Lower
House of Assembly
Sign'd p Order Sam^l Skippon Cl. Up Ho.

Sent by Col^o Ward
Col^o Holland and the rest of the members of this House
presented to his Honour their Answer to his Speech made at
the opening of this Session viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 8^th 1724
May it please your Hon^r

The Repeated Instances your Honour has so constantly
given us of your hearty Wishes for the Welfare and Pros-
perity of this Province leave us no Room to doubt your tender
Regard for it which you Could not better express than in your
now Recommending a dispatch of the publick Affairs at this

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