162 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776.

Mr. Harrison, Mr. Baird, Mr. Goldsborough,
Sometville, Rumsey, Murray,
Allein, Love, Ennals,
Sim, Dallam, Richardson,
Beall, Ewing, Mason,
Contee, Sudler, Scott,
S. Chase, Hollyday, Handy.
Griffith,

A representation from Benedict Calvert of Prince George's coun-
ty, was read and ordered to lie on the table.

On reading a letter from Robert Lemmon to Samuel Purviance,
jun., of Baltimore town, Ordered, That John Cockey Owens and
Joshua Jones of Baltimore county, immediately attend this con-
vention.
Convention adjourns till to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock.

TUESDAY, July 2, 1776.

Convention met. All members present as on yesterday, except
Mr. Sudler. The proceedings of yesterday were read.

On motion, Resolved, That a committtee be appointed to value
the linen manufactured by Edward Parker of Cecil county, and de-
livered to the commissary of stores for the use of the province; and
that Mr. Hooe, Mr. Gilpin, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Chamberlaine, and Mr.
Contee, be a committee for that purpose.

James Dickinson, William Thomas, John Stevens, and Nicholas
Martin, according to an order of the 28th of June, appeared be-
fore the convention, and upon enquiry into their conduct, it ap-
pearing that only 12 sheep, 3 lambs, and 7 shoats were carried on
boad the Fowey, as a present to governor Eden, before they had
any knowledge of the truce having been broken; it is therefore the
opinion of this convention, that the said gentlemen were not in any
degree criminal in going on board the Fowey with such live stock,
and that they be discharged.

On reading a resolution of the Virginia convention of the 31st
day of May last, Resolved, That a committee be appointed to re-
port proper resolutions in answer to the same; and Mr. T. Johnson,
Mr. Carroll, barrister, Mr. Hollyday, Mr. Goldsborough, and Mr. S.
Chase, were elected by ballot a committee for that purpose.

Mr. Moale appeared in the house.

Convention adjourns till to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock.