48 Proceedings of the Maryland Convention, 1775.

C. J.²

We whose names are hereto subscribed do hereby under-
take and solemnly engage that James Christie of Baltimore
Town shall not depart this Province without the Permission &
Consent of the Committee of Observation for Baltimore County
or the Provincial Convention first had & obtained but shall
stay & abide the determination & sentence that shall or may
be pronounced against him by the next Provincial Convention
for the heinous offence committed by him against the Commu-
nity, & in case the said James Christie shall depart this Prov-
ince without such leave, we and each of us do hereby volun-
tarily agree to submit to the same punishment that would have
been inflicted on the said James Christie, if he had not departed,
as witness our hands this 24 day of July 1775
Witness, Robt. Christie Jun^r
W. Smith. A. Stenhouse
Henry Stevenson
John Craig
James Jaffray
Eben^r Mackie

(N^o 7)
Mellvills Warehouse August 2^d 1775.

At a meeting of the Committee of Caroline County, Capt.
Matthew Driver in the chair.

Were present.
M^r Thomas Hardcastle M^r David Robinson

Giles Hicks John Stevens
Daniel Skinner William Rich
Thomas Pennington William Bell
Aaron Downes John White
W^m Chipley Sol^o Mason
Ezekiel Hunter W^m Haslett.
Robert Hardcastle

The Committee being informed by Capt. Henry Downes,
that he having been advised, that a certain John Williams had
endeavoured to dissuade sundry persons enrolled in his Com-
pany from mustering, and had made use of many expressions
which highly reflected on the Americans for having taken up
arms in defence of their rights and privileges, which had
induced him, assisted by many of the Sons of Liberty to take
the said Williams on the 16th day of June last, and carry him
to Tuckahoe Bridge, but after some enquiries had been made
by the people then present, they judged it most expedient to
refer Williams to the Committee of Observation for a discus-
sion of his conduct, and the first Wednesday of August was
fixed for a meeting of the Committee for that purpose, agree-
able to which appointment the said Williams now appears.