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On Motion of a Member that an Address be prepared to his
Excellency to Order the several Naval Officers to lay before the
Gentlemen appointed to transact all matters and things necessary to
bring the Addresses of this House to a speedy Conclusion Copies of
the Orders whereby they receive the Duties of 14^s Sterl p Ton &c^a
Ordered that Doctor Carroll and Col^o Colvil prepare and bring in
such Address
Ordered that the Clerk of this House acquaint the Commissioners
of the Paper Currency that they are required by this House to write
to the Trustees in England to send with all Convenient Speed the
Account of the 1/3 p hhd which is missing between March 4. 1737
and December 18, 1739
Ordered that the Clerk of this House write to the several Naval
Officers who have Omitted to send their Accounts of the 1/3^d p hhd
to this Assembly that they may be more careful in transmitting their

L. H. J.

Accounts to future Assemblies
An Address to his Excellency the Governor being prepared was
Brought in Read and Approved and Ordered to be Ingrossed
Col^o King and Doctor Carroll Ordered to prepare an Answer to
the Governors Letter about the Indians
An Ingrossed Bill entituled an Act for the Assessment and Pay-
ment of the Public Charge of this Province was Read and As-
sented to.
The House Adjourns until the Morrow Morning at nine of the
Clock

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Friday Morning October 29. 1742

The House met according to Adjournment &c^a
The following Ingrossed Address was Read and Assented to and
Signed on Behalf of the House by the Honourable Speaker
To his Excellency Thomas Bladen Esquire Governor of Maryland
The humble Address of the Delegates of the Freemen of the said
Province in General Assembly Convened
May it please your Excellency
Whereas this House are well advised that his Lordship the Right
Honourable the Lord Proprietary Levies under the Colour of former
Acts of Assembly of this Province not now in Force the Sum of
14^d Sterling p Ton on the Tonnage of all Shipping Trading into
this Province, not owned by the Inhabitants thereof, as also the Sum
of Twelve Pence Sterling for every hhd of Tobacco exported out of
this Province, and inasmuch as there is now lodged an Address to be
presented to his Lordship, praying a Redress of those among other
Aggrievances therein mentioned and in failure of a Redress thereby,
have also lodged an Address to his Most Sacred Majesty in Council
for Relief, We therefore humbly pray that to enable us to proceed

October 29