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A letter from Messrs. Wilfred Neale, Gerrard Bond, and James
Eden, of St. Mary's county, and sundry depositions, relative to the
conduct of Basil Patterson, were read; and upon consideration
thereof, Resolved, That the said Basil Patterson, together with the
said letter and depositions, be sent and delivered up to a justice of
the peace for St. Mary's county, that the charge against him may
be inquired into by a civil magistrate, and order taken therein ac-
cording to the due course of law.

Ordered, That the treasurer of the western shore pay to Nicho-
las White, or his order, out of the bills of credit in his hands, fifty-
six pounds, six shillings and a penny, common money, for repair-
ing guns, as per account.

Mr. Contee brings in and delivers to Mr. President the following
report.

In obedience to the honorable convention, your committee ap-
pointed to estimate the expenses of bringing Basil Patterson to
answer, and carrying him back to St. Mary's county to some ma-
gistrate there, do report as follows :
To James Brown and Ignatius Edwards, for bringing

Basil Patterson from St. Mary's to Annapolis, four

days, - - - - - - - -£400

To ditto for carrying Basil Patterson to St. Mary's

county, and delivering him to a justice of the peace

there, - - - - - - - 100
To ditto for Patterson's expenses to Annapolis and

back to St. Mary's, and when at Annapolis, about 7

days, - - - - - 1 15 -

£6 15 0

Signed per order, JOHN CALLAHAN, clk. com.

Ordered, That the treasurer of the western shore pay to James
Brown and Ignatius Edwards, for their expenses in bringing Basil
Patterson from St. Mary's county to this convention, and carrying
him back, out of the bills of credit in his hands, six pounds six-
teen shillings common money.

The order of the day for taking into consideration the state of
the province being read, the convention resolved itself into a com-
mitee of the whole to consider of the same; Mr. Carroll in the
chair.

After some time spent therein, Mr. President resumed the chair,
and Mr. Carroll reported from the committee the following resolu-
tions, to wit:
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