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carrying on Salt-Works agreeable to a Resolve of the late
Convention are requested to attend the Council of Safety and
give in their Proposals which will be duly attended to."
" By Order
G. Duvall Clk."

Adjourned till next Day 10 o'clock.

C. S. C.

No 18.

[Council to Convention.]

To the Delegates of the several Counties in Convention.
Gentⁿ
Having just received, by express, resolves of Congress of a
most interesting nature to America in general and this prov-
ince in particular, we have thought it our indispensible duty to
lay them before you as early as possible, and for that purpose
have resolved that a Convention be held at the City of Anna-
polis on Thursday the 20^th ins^t and we beg you will be punc-
tual in your attendance at that time as the business is very
urgent and will not admit of a moment's delay.
9^th June 1776

No. 19.

[Council to Brigadiers-General.]

To the Brigadiers General of Maryland (respectively)
Sir. Some Resolves of Congress, which we have this
moment received by express, and in consequence of, called a
meeting of the Convention on thursday the 20^th instant at
Annapolis, rendering it absolutely necessary that we should
be informed of the number of effective arms in the hands of
the militia in your district, we desire that you will immediately
order the Colonels of the several Battalions which you com-
mand to transmit to us without a moment's delay the state
and condition of the arms in the companies under them
respectively, as it will be proper we should lay them before
the Convention early in their meeting.
9^th June 1776

No. 20.

[Council to Maryland Deputies.]

To the Deputies for Maryland in Congress.
Gentⁿ We received a letter yesterday at 1 ^o'Clock from
the Hon^ble John Hancock Esq^r, inclosing resolves of Congress
relative to our militia, in consequence of which, as our powers
are not adequate to the matters requested from this province,
we have resolved that a Convention be held at Annapolis on