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1757. — Dec. 24 : An act (continuing the act of Dec. 16, 

 1737). 



1758. — March 24: An act for raising, paying and cloth- 

 ing, two thousand six hundred and eighty effective 

 men, officers included, for forming an army of twenty 

 thousand men, with the forces of the neighboring 

 colonies, to invade the French possessions in Canada, 

 in conjunction with a body of his majesty's regular 

 troops, and other purposes therein mentioned. 



Dec. 16 : An act (continuing the act of Dec. 16, 

 1737). 



1759. — March 7 : An act for raising a supply of one hun- 

 dred thousand pounds, for levying, paying and cloth- 

 ing, two thousand six hundred and eighty effective 

 men, officers included, for forming, with the forces of 

 the neighboring colonies, an army of twenty thousand 

 men, to invade, in conjunction with a body of his 

 majesty's regular troops, the French possessions in 

 Canada ; for emitting bills of credit for the like sum, 

 and for sinking and canceling the said bills in short 

 periods. 



July 3 : An act for emitting bills of credit to the 

 amount of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds, 

 to enable his majesty's general to pay the debts con- 

 tracted, and to carry on his majesty's service in North 

 America, and for sinking the same within twelve 

 months. 



Dec. 24: An act (continuing the act of Dec. 16, 

 1737). 



1760. -— March 22: An act for levying, paying and cloth- 

 ing, two thousand six hundred and eighty effective 

 men, officers included, for forming an army of twenty 

 thousand men, with the forces of the neighboring 



