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out of the public treasury, to Thomas Harwood, of Anne Arundel
county, to enable him to carry on a stocking manufactory, he giving
bond with good security to repay the same in one year from the
date of his bond, in good merchantable thread or yarn stockings,
at such prices as the convention, or in their recess the council of
safety, shall adjudge.
Convention adjourns till to-morrow, 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

FRIDAY, August 23, 1776.

Convention met. All members present as on yesterday. The
proceedings of yesterday were read. Mr. Samuel Hughs, a dele-
gate returned for the upper district of Frederick county, appeared
and took his seat in the house.

Mr. President communicated to the convention a letter from the
secretary of the board of war, of the 6th day of this instant, rela-
tive to prisoners of war, and officers of the troops raised in this
state for the continental service, which was read. Thereupon Or-
dered, That the same be referred to a committee to report a list
of such prisoners and of such officers, their rank and dates of com-
missions, and the the time for which their men were enlisted; and
Mr. Sheredine, Mr. Hughs, and Mr. Edelen, were elected by ballot
a committee for that purpose.

A letter from Mr. Stone of the twenty first of this instant, with
resolutions of congress of the twenty sixth of June and seven-
teenth of August, were laid before the convention by the president,
and read. Ordered, That a committee be appointed to take the
same into consideration, and report their opinion thereon to the
convention; and Mr. Fitzhugh, Mr. Plater, and Mr. Carroll of
Carrollton, were elected by ballot a committee for that purpose.

On motion, Resolved, That the appointment of commanders for
the vessels and armed boats ordered to be fitted out by the last
convention, be made by the council of safety.

A memorial from James Cunningham, relative to a sloop drifted
ashore in this state from the British fleet under the command of
lord Dunmore, was read, and referred to the committee appointed
to report how captures shall be disposed of.

Mr. Thomas Sprigg Wootton and Mr. William Bayly, jun. dele-
gates returned for the lower district of Frederick county, appeared
and took their seats in the house.

The convention appointed John Hall, Esquire, judge of the court
of admiralty, in the room of William Hayward, Esquire, who re-
signed.

A petition from Robert Long of Baltimore county was read and
rejected.