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linens proper for soldiers' clothing, duck proper for tents, tin for
camp kettles, medicine, and other necessaries for supplying the
troops raised or to be raised by this state, and a quantity of said
duck, to the amount in the whole of twenty-five thousand pounds
current money; five thousand stand of arms, five thousand good
gun-locks, six brass field pieces of four pounders, four six and four
eight inch howitzers, twenty tons powder, and forty tons of lead.
That for this purpose they export at the risque of this state, tobac-
co, wheat, flour or other commodities of the growth thereof, and
draw on either of the treasurers to defray the expense thereof for
any sum not exceeding sixty-five thousand pounds current money.

The president laid before the convention a letter from the honor-
able the president of congress of the 24th, and several resolutions
of congress of the 16th, 18th, and 19th of September last, which were
read, and thereupon Resolved, That a committee be appointed to
take the said letter and resolutions into their consideration and re-
port their opinion thereon; and M. S. Chase, Mr. Paca, Mr. J.
Hall, Mr. Carroll, Mr. Plater, Mr. Fitzhugh, and Mr. Gustavus
Scott, were elected by ballot a committee for that purpose.

On motion Ordered, That the letter from the president of con-
gress of the the 2d of this instant be taken into consideration to-
morrow morning.

Mr. Paca brings in and delivers to Mr. President a report from
the committee to whom the several papers and depositions rela-
to the conduct of William Bartlett Townsend were referred, which
was read.

Ordered, That the same be taken into consideration on Tuesday
the 15th instant.

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

SATURDAY, October 5, 1776.

Convention met. All members present as on yesterday. The
proceedings of yesterday were read.

On motion of Mr. Bond, Resolved, That the journal and pro-
ceedings of this convention from the meeting thereof until the
adjournment be immediately printed, and that two copies be deliv-
ered to every member of this house.

On motion of Mr. Paca, Resolved, That a committee be appoint-
ed to revise and correct the proceedings for the press, and Mr.
Fitzhugh, Mr. Bond, Mr. Deye, were elected by ballot a committee
for that purpose.

On motion of Mr. T. Ringgold, Resolved, That the council of
safety fit and load the schooner Resolution, and send her out on a
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