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Proceedings of the Conventions of the Province of Maryland, 1774-1776
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1776.] OF THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND. 197

where he resides, unless any other place of delivery is agreed up-
on by the parties ? The previous question was called for and put,
whether the above question be now put? Carried in the negative.

FOR THE NEGATIVE.

Mr. Jordan, Mr. Beatty, Mr. Tho. Wright,
Roeder, B. Johnson, Earle,
Ford, Stull, J. Tilghman,
Somerville, Baird, Chamberlaine,
Smith, Moale, Thomas,
Allein, J. T. Chase, Murray,
Beall, Hall, Richardson,
Sim, Rumsey, Mason,
Contee, Gilpin, Scott,
T. Johnson, Thompson, Bishop,
Carroll of Carr., Ringgold, Done,
Griffith, Hollyday, J. Dashiell.

FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE.
Mr. Hooe, Mr. Carroll barrister, Mr. Ewing,

Hawkins, Tolley, Letherbury,
Harrison, Dallam, Love,
Barnes,

The convention proceeded to ballot for a council of safety, and
John Hall, George Plater, Charles Carroll, barrister, Darnel of St.
Thomas Jenifer, Thomas B. Hands, Benjamin Rumsey, Thomas
Smyth, James Tilghman, and Joseph Nicholson, junior, Esquires,
were duly elected for that purpose.

On reading and considering the account and letter of Amos
Garrett, supervisor of the salt petre works in Harford county, Or-
dered, That the treasurer of the western shore pay to the said
Amos Garrett the further sum of fifty pounds on account of his salt
petre works aforesaid.

Whereas, many farmers and planters are indebted in sums of
money bearing interest, and from their being no market for the
tobacco, wheat, and other usual produce of their farms and plan-
tations since the tenth day of September last, they have not been
enabled to pay the interest accrued since that time, and from .a con-
tinuance of the cause may probably continue disabled to pay the
interest which may accrue on their debts for some time to come; it is
therefore Resolved, That all interest which hath accured since the
tenth day of September last, or shall accure before the tenth day
of July, 1777, shall and may be payable in indian corn, wheat, to-
bacco, flax, hemp or cotton, or linen or woollen cloth, which was

 

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