The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly

FEBRUARY 16, 1759325Paper Bills of Credit, Tax-Certificates and Orders for Payment of Money asare now in the Treasury, Cancelled and destroyed; pursuant to the Directionsof the Laws, In Virtue whereof the said Bills, Certificates and Orders wererespectively issued.Ordered that a Message be prepared to be sent to desire the Councilto appoint Some of their Members to joyn the said Committee, and accordinglythe following One was drawn (Vizt.)Honourable Gentlemen;The House hath given it as an Instruction to the Committee appointedto Audit the Public Treasurer’s Accounts that they do see such Paper Billsof Credit, Tax Certificates and Orders for Payment of Money as are now inthe Treasury, Cancelled and destroyed; pursuant to the Directions of theLaws, in Virtue whereof the said Bills, Certificates and Orders were respectivelyissued; And We desire that Your Honours will please to appoint Someof Your Members to joyn Our said Committee for that purpose.The Committee are Mr. Guerard, Mr. Middleton, Mr. Laurens, Mr.Blake, Major Stoutenburgh, Mr. Daniel Crawford, Mr. Moultrie, Mr. Wainwright,Mr. Glover.Ordered that the said Message be Engrossed;And the same being Engrossed accordingly, was read to the House.Ordered that Mr. Speaker do sign the Same.Ordered that Mr. Guerard and Mr. Laurens do carry the said Messageto the Council.Mr. Lynch and Mr. Moultrie being returned, Mr. Lynch reported to theHouse that they had (pursuant to their Order) waited upon the Governorwith the Message they had in Charge, and that His Excellency was pleasedto give the House leave to adjourn till Monday the 5th of March next.And then the House adjourned ’till Monday the 5th of March next.Return to contents ➔