Proceedings of the Maryland Convention, 1775. 41

nental Congress shall order otherwise; That no quantitys of
the said Articles, more than are necessary for the use of the
Inhabitants be brought to, collected or stored in the Towns or
other places upon or near the navigable waters; that the
respective County Committees be directed to take care that
this Resolve be effectually carried into execution; and that all
contracts made for the sale and delivery of any such Articles
for Exportation between this time and the 10^th day of Septem-
ber next, be considered as null and void.

In Convention July 24. 1775
Resolved, That no Flour, wheat or other Grain, or provi-
sions of any kind be exported from this Colony to any part of
the World from and after the fifth day of August next, until
the Convention or Assembly, or the honourable the Conti-
nental Congress shall order otherwise; That no quantities
of the said Articles, more than are necessary for the use
of the Inhabitants be brought to, collected "or stored in the
Towns or other places, upon or near the navigable waters ;
that the respective County Committees be directed to take
care that this Resolve be effectually carried into Execution ;
and that all contracts made for the sale & delivery of any such
articles for Exportation between this time and the tenth day of
September next be considered as null and void.
Peyton Randolph Presid^t

(N^o 5)
Petition of A. Campbell & W. Lilburn.
To the Honourable Provincial Convention.
The petition of Archibald Campbell, and William Lilburn
humbly sheweth.
That your Petitioners have undesignedly fallen under the
censure of the Committee of S^t Marys County for a supposed
breach of the Resolves of the late Provincial Convention ;
which censure they apprehend was grounded on a misconcep-
tion of the Letter and spirit of the prescribed Regulations,
and therefore beg leave to submit the same together with a
copy of the proceedings of the aforesaid Committee to the
consideration of the Honorable Convention.
They beg leave to represent that for a considerable time
past they have been engaged in Mercantile transactions, the
first as Factor for John Glassford and Company, and the other
for James Buchanan and Company at their respective Stores on
Potowmack River, which concerns have chiefly related to vend-
ing of Goods for Tobacco, and Shipping the same to their
Principals in Great Britain; that many Persons have con-
stantly dealt at their several Stores on Credit, and have been

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