[1775. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION. 39.

At a CONVENTION of DELEGATES, chosen by the several counties
of the province of Maryland, at the city of Annapolis, on Thurs-
day the seventh of December, 1775.

PRESENT.

For St. Mary's County.	John Moale,
John Allen Thomas,	Walter Tolley, jun.
Richard Barnes.	Jeremiah T. Chase.
Charles County.	Harford County.
William Smallwood,	John Love,
Francis Ware,	Richard Dallarn.
Josias Hawkins,	Cecil County.
Thomas Stone,	John Veazy, jun.
Robert T. Hooe.	Joseph Gilpin,
Calvert County.	John D. Thompson,
Benjamin Mackall, 4th,	Nathaniel Ramsey,
Alexander Somerville,	Patrick Ewing;
Edward Gannt,	Kent County.
Patrick Sim Smith,	Peregrine Letherbury,
William Allein.	Emory Sudler,
Prince George's County.	William Sluby.
Joseph Sim,	Queen Anne's County.
Thomas Contee,	Turbutt Wright,
John Rogers.	James Tilghman.
Anne Arundel County.	Talbot County,
Charles Carroll, barrister,	Matthew Tilghman,
Thomas Johnson, jun.	Nicholas Thomas.
Samuel Chase,	Caroline County.
Charles Carroll of Carrollton.	Joshua Clark,
Frederick County, Middle District.	Richard Mason.
Charles Beatty,	Somerset County.
Baker Johnson.	George Dashiell,
Lower District.	Gustavus Scott.
Henry Griffith.	Worcester County.
Baltimore County.	Samuel Handy,
Robert Alexander,	Smith Bishop,
Benjamin Nicholson,	Joseph Dasheill.

The honorable MATTHEW TILGHMAN, Esq., was unanimous-
ly chosen President,
And Mr. GABRIEL DUVALL, appointed Clerk.