8 Proceedings of the Maryland Convention, 1775.

C. J.

William Hopper for Caroline County
Peter Chaillie for Worcester County.
On motion, Resolved, That any person or persons who shall
hereafter import into this Province any Arms or Ammunition,
shall be at liberty to sell the same to the Inhabitants for any
Price they can agree for.
Ordered, that the Honble Matthew Tilghman, Thomas John-
son Jun^r Samuel Chase, William Paca, Robert Goldsborough,
John Hall and Thomas Stone Esq^rs be a Committee to prepare
a Letter to the Convention of Virginia, assigning the reasons
why this Convention will not accede to their Resolution.
The Committee prepared the following Letter, to wit.

In Provincial Convention Annapolis 1^st Aug^t 1775
Gentlemen,
The Resolution of your Convention, That no Flour, wheat,
or other grain, or Provisions of any kind should be exported
from your Colony, to any part of the World, after the fifth day
of August, came to hand by your Express yesterday afternoon.
The Delegates from this Province have communicated to this
Convention, That the utility & propriety of stopping exports
had been fully considered by the Congress, and that they had
not thought proper to stop the exports before the tenth day of
September. We have received information that the Congress
intended to adjourn the beginning of this Week, so that this
subject cannot again be brought before them.
This Convention on mature consideration do not see that
the advantages to the common cause, by an immediate Stop-
page of the Export of provisions, could equal the inconveni-
ences and Distresses of individuals which would certainly be
occasioned thereby nor that any Distress could be brought on
the common enemy, by our coming into your Resolution with-
out the accession of the Colonies of Pennsylvania and New
York, which cannot be brought about sooner than the loth of
September, as the Convention of New York will probably rise
about the same time as the Congress; and the Assembly of
Pennsylvania hath already adjourned. For these reasons we
have unanimously resolved not to prohibit Exports before that
Day.
We are with great respect
Your mo. obd^t Servants
Mat. Tilghman
By order of the Convention Chairman
To the Honble Convention of Virginia
Convention adjourns till tomorrow morning 10 o'Clock.