170 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776

A memorial from George Wells of Baltimore town, ship carpen-
ter, was read and ordered to be referred to the committee of claims.
Adjourned till 3 o'clock.

POST MERIDIEM.

Convention met.

A certificate of the qualification of Mr. Jones was produced and
filed.

The convention took into their consideration the report on the
resolutions of congress of the third day of this instant, and there-
upon came to the following resolutions:

Resolved unanimously, That this province will furnish 3405 of its
militia, to form a flying camp, and to act with the militia of Pensyl-
vania and the Delaware government in the middle department; that
is to say, from this province to New York inclusive, according to
the request of the congtess in their resolutions of the 3d day of
this instant June.

That for that purpose four battalions be instantly raised, each of
them to consist of nine companies, and each company to consist
of ninety men, to wit. One captain, two lieutenants, one ensign,
four sergeants, four corporals, one drummer, one fifer, and seventy-
six privates; each of the said battalions to be commanded by one
colonel, one lieutenant-colonel, and one major; and that to each
battalion there be allowed a quarter master, an adjutant, a surgeon,
and two assistants; and that over and above the said battalions,
there be also instantly raised one other company, to consist of one
captain, three lieutenants, four sergeants, four corporals, one drum-
mer, one fifer, and ninety-six privates; and that the whole of the
said militia so to be raised be commanded by a brigadier-general,
who shall have the appointment of a brigade-major.

That warrants immediately issue to such persons as shall be ap-
pointed by this convention to take the enrollments of the said non-
commissioned officers and privates; which enrollments shall be
made up of those who shall voluntarily offer themselves for the said
service, and subscribe an enrollment in the following words, to
wit. "We the subscribers, do hereby enroll ourselves to serve as
militia of Maryland in the middle department, that is to say, from
this province to New-York inclusive, until the first day of De-
cember next, unless sooner discharged by the honourable congress
according to the resolutions of the convention of Maryland, held
at Annapolis the 21st day of June, 1776."

That the said warrants be in the following form, to wit.