1776.] OF THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND. 235

On reading and considering the petition of Conrard Theodore
Wederstrandt, respecting aa action commenced by him against
Edward Meadows, Esq. commander of the Tartar man of war, in
the provincial court, Resolved, That the said action, from the pe-
culiar circumstances of the case, shall not abate by the death of
either party, but that a trial of the same may be had, and judgment
rendered, and all after process issue, as if both parties were living,
without any regard to the death of either party: and if such death
shall happen either before or after such trial, or judgment, or pro-
cess, such death shall not be pleadable by the special bail in such
action in discharge of himself.

Mr. Wootton brings in and delivers to Mr. President an ordi-
nance for the division of Frederick county into three distinct and
separate counties, which was read and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Jordan has leave of absence for a few days.

Convention adjourns till Monday, 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

MONDAY, September 2, 1776.

Convention met. All members present as on Saturday, except
Mr. Horsey, Mr. Chamberlaine, Mr. D. Smith, Mr. Jordan, Mr.
J. Smith, and Mr. Bowie. The proceedings of Saturday were
read.

Mr. Dent appeared in the house. Mr. Turbutt Wright and Mr
James Kent, delegates returned for Queen Anne's county, and
Mr. Thomas Smyth, a delegate returned for Kent county, appeared
and took their seats in the house.

The committee of elections report to the convention, that by
the return for Queen Anne's county, Turbutt Wright, James Kent,
William Bruff, and Solomon Wright, Esquires, were duly elected
delegates for said county.

Mr. Chase brings in and delivers to Mr. President a report from
the committee appointed to examine the papers and depositions
laid before the convention, relative to the conduct of Isaac Costin,
which was read in the following words, to wit.

" By the committee appointed to examine the papers and de-
positions laid before this convention, relative to the conduct of
Isaac Costin,

" Your committee beg leave to report, that they have examined
the said papers and depositions, from which it appears, that about
the middle of June last, Isaac Costin with many others went to
their neighbours' houses, to inform them that Job Ingram and
Barkley Townsend had come express from Lewistown, to let the
people of Somerset county know that a large number of men were