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slave named Robin; that the said negro men slaves were indicted
before the last Dorchester county August court, for the murder of a
certain John Woolford, late of the same county, and thereof were
convict; and also that the said negro Kit was at the same court in-
dicted and found guilty of feloniously stealing a certain schooner
vessel, and recommending the aforesaid negroes Robin and Kit to
the clemency and mercy of this house, were severally read and or-
dered to lie on the table.

The convention proceeded to elect a judge of the court of admi-
ralty in the room of John Hall, esqr., who resigned that office, and
John Rogers, esqr., was elected.

On motion of Mr. Fitzhugh, Resolved, That it be recommended
to the committee of Talbot county, to deliver four pieces of can-
non, the property of William Molleson, and lent them by captain
Nichols, to Mr. Thomas Contee, attorney in fact of the said Wil-
liam Molleson.

On motion of Mr. Bond, the question was put on the following:
"Whereas by a resolution of the tenth of September last, the sev-
eral committees of this state are continued to act with powers here-
tofore vested in them, until the first day of December next, and as
the said resolve cannot be fully complied with, occasioned by the
resignation of several members of the said committees, therefore,
Resolved, That committees of observation and licensing suits be
chosen as directed by resolves of convention of the twenty-sixth
of July one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, and contin-
ued for one year, or until superceded by the future regulations of
this state," and carried in the negative.

NEGATIVE.

Mr. Plater, Mr. Edelen, Mr. Edmondson,

Dent, Schriver, John Ennalls,

Parnham, Beall, Potter,

Grahame, Stull, Mason,

Bowie, J. Smith, Dickinson,

B. Hall, Gilpin, Johnson,

Sprigg, D. Smith, Geo. Scott,"

S. Chase, T. Ringgold, Horsey,

Paca, W. Ringgold, Lowes,

J. Wilson, T. Wright, Mitchell.

Sheredine, S. Wright,

AFFIRMATIVE.

Mr. Fitzhugh, Mr. Ridgely, Mr. Ewing,
J. Mackall, Deye, Brevard,