266 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776

voyage to sea at the expense and risque of this state, the former
order of this convention to the contrary notwithstanding.

Mr. Ridgely from the committee appointed to receive proposals re-
lating to the establishment of manufactories, and report their opinion
thereon, brings in and delivers to Mr. President a report on the peti-
tion of Jacob Myers, of Frederick county, which was read, and there-
upon the convention taking the same into consideration, Resolved,
That the sum of three hundred pounds be advanced out of the pub-
lic treasury to the said Jacob Myers, he giving bond with good se-
curity, to repay the same in wire manufactured by him, in the fol-
lowing payments, to wit: one hundred and fifty pounds thereof in
September next, and the remaining one hundred and fifty pounds
in March next then following, at such prices as the convention
shall think proper to set on the same.

The order of the day for taking into consideration the letter from
the president of the congress of the 2d of this instant being read,
the same was referred till Wednesday, the 6th of November next.

Convention adjourns till Monday morning, 9 o'clock.

MONDAY, October 7, 1776.

Convention met. All members present as on Saturday. The
proceedings of Saturday were read. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Stull
appeared in the house.

The convention appointed Norman Bruce colonel, William Blair
lieutenant-colonel, William Shields first major, Samuel Shaw second
major, and Joseph M'Killip quarter-master of the thirty-fifth bat-
talion of militia of this state.

On motion of Mr. T. Wright, Resolved, That Mr. Johnson be
added to the committee appointed to consider the letter and reso-
lutions of congress of the 16th, 18th, and 19th of September last.

Adjourned till 3 o'clock.

POST MERIDIEM.

Convention met. Mr. Wootton appeared in the house.

A petition from Thomas Scott, now confined in Frederick county
jail, under sentence of death for murder, praying to be reprieved;
a petition from John Drury, senior, John Drury, jun., Geo. Brewer,
Francis Drury, William Carpenter, Ignatius Moore and Nicholas
Moore, praying reparation of the loss they sustained by being driv-
en from their habitation on St. George's island by the British fleet
under the command of lord Dunmore; and a petition from Roger
Jones and John Jones, of Dorchester county, setting foith that they
were possessed of two negro men slaves, to wit: Roger Jones of
a negro man slave named Kit, and John Jones of a negro man