Archives of Maryland, Vol. 61

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Excerpt from Archives of Maryland, Vol. 61: Proceedings and Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland, 1766-1768 (29)Nine members of the Upper House were present at various times during this May session. Col. Edward Lloyd of Wye House, a councillor since 1743, did not once take his seat. The two vacancies caused by the deaths of Philip Key and Stephen Bordley, had not yet been filled. James Holliday had been offered one of these seats in the Council and the Upper House, but had declined appoint ment (arch. Md. XIV, 188, 202, 208, 217, 281, Appointment to the Council of course carried with it a seat in the Upper House as the personnel of the two bodies was identical.During the last session C'ol. Henry Travers, a delegate from Dorchester County, had died (arch. Md. LIX, and Col. John Henry, who had been elected in his place, was sworn in (p. No other change in the personnel of the Lower House had occurred since the previous meeting.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.