178 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776.

ant; Michael Gilbert, 2d lieutenant; and John Patterson, ensign.
Bennet Bussey, captain; Joshua Miles, 1st lieutenant; Azahel
Hitchcock, 2d lieutenant; and Aquila Amos, ensign.

Cecil. Joshua George, captain; William Veazey, 3d, 1st lieu-
tenant; John Stockton, 2d lieutenant; and Richard Bird, ensign.
Walter Alexander, captain; Andrew Porter, jun., 1st lieutenant;
Harman Arrants, 2d lieutenant; and George Hamilton, ensign.

Kent. Isaac Perkins, captain; Abraham Falconer, 1st lieuten-
ant, Jesse Cozden, 2d lieutenant; and James Henry, ensign. Tho-
mas Srnyth, captain; James Williamson, 1st lieutenant, Nathaniel
Kinnard, 2d lieutenant; and Josiah Johnson, ensign.

Queen Anne's. John Dean, captain; John Hawkins, 1st lieuten-
ant; John Neville, 2d lieutenant; and Samuel Earle, ensign.
John Dames, captain; Thomas Lane Emory, 1st lieutenant; Saml.
Wright Thomas, 2d lieutenant; and John Jackson, ensign.

Talbot. Greenbury Goldsborough, captain; Woolman Gibson,
son of John, 1st lieutenant; John Thonras, jun., 2d lieutenant;
and Perry Benson, of James, ensign.

Caroline. Zabdiel Potter, captain; Thomas Wyer Lockerman,
1st lieutenant; Levin Handy, 2d lieutenant; and Philip Casson,
ensign. Philip Fiddeman, captain; Henry Downes, jun., 1st lieu-
tenant; John Reynolds, 3d lieutenant; and Thomas Mason, en-
sign.

Dorchester. Thomas Burk, captain; Berkit Falcon, 1st lieuten-
ant; John Lynch, 2d lieutenant; and James Woolford Gray, 3d
lieutenant.

On motion, Resolved, That a committee be appointed to examine
the accounts of the supervisors of salt-petre works, and report
thereon; and that Mr. T. Johnson, Mr. Rumsey, Mr. Ringgold
Mr. Gilpin, Mr. Hooper, and Mr. Hooe, be a committee for that
purpose.

On motion, Resolved, That so much of the former resolutions of
convention as directs or empowers the council of safety to contract
for the building or working a powder mill on the public account,
be repealed.

On motion, Resolved, That the council of safety be authorised
to advance the further sum of five thousand pounds to such per-
sons as they shall think proper, for the purpose of purchasing good
and effective fire arms, on the terms and agreeable to such orders
as they may think will best procure the same.

On reading and considering a memorial from Francis Baker of
Talbot county, praying a remission of that part of the sentence
pronounced against him by this convention in its session of De-