Friday 4th August
Met according to adjournment

Jacob Funk has leave of Absence

Robert Alexander and Charles Ridgely, son of William
appeared for Baltimore County. Philip Richard Fendall for
Charles County.

William Richardson and Henry Dickinson for Caroline
County.

Upton Sheredine for Frederick County.

A Copy of the proceedings of a meeting of the Committee
of Caroline County, dated August 2^d 1775 were read the first
time, and ordered to lie on the Table (N^o 7)

M^r Gittings and M^r Turbutt Wright have leave of absence.

It being represented to this Convention that M^r William
Neale is prosecuting a scheme for importing about two Hun-
dred Barrels of Powder, and that he is willing to dispose of
the same to the Public on its arrival, at the Rate of sixteen
pounds common money per Hundred :

Resolved, that on the delivery of 200 Barrels of good Gun
powder, or any less quantity, by the said William Neale, he
be paid therefore at the said Rate, out of the Bills of Credit to
be issued by this Convention: And further that if the said
William Neale will import and deliver good and substantial
Musquets, Bayonets & accoutrements, for arming any number,
not exceeding five Hundred Soldiers, then on the delivery of
them he shall be paid a generous price therefor, out of the
said Bills of Credit.

Resolved That this Convention will replace any arms, or
powder or lead that may be delivered to the order of Mess^rs
Samuel Purviance Junior, William Smith and David Stewart,
or any two of them, by the people of Bermuda; or will pay
the just and full value thereof at farthest, as soon as America
shall be in a settled State.

Resolved, That if any persons will lend and advance to the
Public any sums of money not exceeding in the whole four
thousand pounds common money, and will pay the same into
the hands of Mess^rs Purviance, Smith & Stewart, to be by
them laid out in the purchase and importation of Gunpowder
and good substantial musquets, Bayonets, and accoutrements
for Soldiers for the use of this Province, the Lenders shall be