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The engrossed Address brought in, which was read and assented
to, and signed, by Order of the House, by the honorable Speaker.
Ordered, That M.r Hollyday and M.r Hayward do wait on his
Excellency and acquaint him that this House hath prepared an Ad-
dress to be presented to him, and desires to know when and where he
will be pleased to receive it. They return and acquaint M.r Speaker
they delivered the Message, and that his Excellency was pleased to
signify he would receive the Address immediately in the Council
Chamber.
Ordered, That M.r Dickinson, M.r Beall, and M.r Grahame do
present the Address.
The House proceeded to tax the following private Bills
An Act for the Naturalization of Peter Haldimand
To the honorable Speaker ............ £4. 0.0
To the Clerk ...................... 2. 0.0
An Act to secure to Thomas Smyth the Right in a Lott of Land in
Chester Town
To the honorable Speaker............. £ 1. 0.0
To the Clerk....................... .....10.0
M.r Ringgold brought in, and delivered to M.r Speaker, the fol-
lowing Report
Maryland ss. November 22.d 1769
At a Committee of both Houses of Assembly, appointed to inspect
the Office and Proceedings ..... [This report beginning thus is
printed in full in the Upper House Journal, pp. 31-33]
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L. H. J.
Liber No. 54
Dec. 20
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Which was read, and concurred with.
This House having Reason to believe that a Petition or Re-
monstrance was this Session preferred to the Upper House, highly
reflecting on the Proceedings of this House, in Relation to the Bill
for appointing Places for holding the next Election of Delegates for
Baltimore County,
On Motion, Resolved, That this House will make full Enquiry into
that Matter at the next meeting of Assembly.
On inspecting the Account of the Administrator of Beddingfield
Hands Esq; late Treasurer of the Eastern Shore, his Account of the
Monies and Bonds received for the Sale of the Lands of the Nanti-
coke Indians, the House disallowed the said Account, a Commission
being thereon charged, as well on the Bonds as the Money.
The Governor communicated to M.r Speaker the following Mes-
sage
Gentlemen, Annapolis Dec.r 20.th 1769.
According to your Desire in your First Address of this Day, you
may depend upon my transmitting immediately to the Lord Pro-
prietary, your Address to his Lordship.
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p. 62
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