On the second Monday of November 1777 being the 10^th
Day of the same month the General Assembly of Maryland,
agreeable to the Constitution and form of Government, pro-
ceeded to the Choice of a Governor, when Thomas Johnson
Esquire was unanimously rechosen. His Excellency qualified
the next Day in Presence of both Houses by taking the sev-
eral Oaths required.
On the Day following being the 11^th Day of November the
Senate & House of Delegates proceeded to the Choice of the
Council to the Governor & rechose Thomas Sim Lee, Joseph
Sim, Edward Lloyd, John Rogers & Josiah Polk Esq^rs

Wednesday 12 November 1777.

M^r Kent from the House of Delegates delivers to the Gov-
ernor certain Resolutions of the General Assembly empow-
ering the Governor and the Council to reduce the five Com-
panies of Matrosses into three and to order two of said
companies to march to General Washingtons Camp also to
raise a new Company.

Wednesday 19^th November 1777.

Thomas Sim Lee and Edward Lloyd Esquires attended
and were qualified by subscribing the Declaration and taking
the several Oaths required before Allen Quynn a Justice of
the Peace for Ann Arundel County as per Certificate filed.

Thursday 20^th November 1777.

Present His Excellency Thomas Johnson Esquire, and
The Honble. Thomas Sim Lee and
Edward Lloyd Esquires.

M^r Kent from the House of Delegates delivers to the Gov-
ernor the following Resolve

By the House of Delegates, Nov. 20. 1777
Resolved That the Governor be empowered to Draw on

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