230 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776.

WEDNESDAY, August 28, 1776.

Convention met. All members present as on yesterday, except
Mr. Parnham. The proceedings of yesterday were read. Mr.
Ridgely and Mr. Shepherd appeared in the house.

A petition from the inhabitants of the city of Annapolis, to be
reinstated in their former right of voting for representatives for
Anne Arundel county, and proposals from Elisha Winters, to take
the Frederick gun-lock factory, were read and ordered to lie on the
table.

On motion of Mr. T. Ringgold, Resolved, That a committee be
appointed to enquire into and report what progress has been made
in the different manufactories erected, or about to be erected in
this state, in pursuance of the sundry proposals made to and ac-
cepted by the conventions and councils of safety, and into the ex-
penditure of all public moneys advanced to the undertakers of public
and private manufactories, and to issue summonses for all such per-

sons to attend them as they may judge necessary, and to consider
of the proposals this day made by Elisha Winters, and report there-
on; and Mr. T. Ringgold, Mr. J. Smith, Mr. Grahame, Mr. Hooe,
and Mr. Chamberlaine, were elected by ballot a committee for that
purpose.

Mr. Paca brings in and delivers to Mr. President a report from
the committee appointed to consider of the several depositions and
papers relative the reverend Mr. Scott, which was read and ordered
to lie on the table.

On motion of Mr. Goldsborough, Resolved, That a committee be
appointed to enquire into and report the state and condition of the
log jail in Frederick town, how the money granted for building the
game has been expended, and in what manner the prisoners con-
tained therein are treated, and also to enquire into and report the
state and condition of the county jail; and Mr. Edelen, Mr. Woot-
ton, and Mr. Hughs, were elected by ballot a committee for that
purpose.

Adjourned till 3 o'clock.

POST MERIDIEM.

Convention met. Mr. William Ringgold and Mr. Joseph Earle,
delegates returned for Kent county, appeared and took their seats
in the house.

The report relative to the reverend Mr. Scott was read a second
time, and it being represented to the house that Mr. Scott was not
desirous of being heard, but was ready to submit to the determina-
tion of the convention, the said report was taken into considera-