1776.] OF THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND. 343

NEGATIVE.

Mr. Barnes, Mr. Marbury, Mr. Bruff,
Fenwick, J. Hall, Mason,
Plater, Worthington, Dickinson,
Dent, S. Chase, Johnson,
Parnham, Carroll, Gust. Scott,
B. Mackal, Sheredine, Geo. Scott,
Grahame, J. T. Chase, Horsey,
Bowie, T. Smyth, Bishop,
B. Hall, T. Wright, Mitchell.
Sprigg, .

The question was then put on the article, and resolved in the af-
firmative.

The order of the day for taking into consideration the letter from
the president of congress of the second of October last, was read
and referred till Saturday next.

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

THURSDAY, November 7, 1776.

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

On the application of Mrs. Chamier for leave to visit her hus-
band, now in general Howe's camp, Resolved, That Mr. President
be requested to write to the honourable the president of the con-
gress, to grant a passport for Mrs. Chamier to go to the American
camp, with a recommendation to his execellency general Washing-
ton to grant his permission for Mrs. Chamier to visit her husband,
on giving her parole of honor not to say or do any thing to the in-
jury of the United States, or any of them.

On motion of Mr. Dickinson, Resolved, That the sheriffs of Ddr-
chester and Caroline counties pay into the hands of the commission-
ers named in the act of assembly entitled, "an act for the division
of Dorchester and Queen Anne's counties, and for erecting a new
one by the name of Caroline," or the major part of the said com-
missioners, all money and tobacco which they have respectively re-
ceived, or may or ought to receive, on or for the two assessments
already made by virtue of the said act, for building a court-house
and prison in Caroline county, and the said commissioners, or the
major part of them, are hereby empowered and required to lend
out all money which they shall so receive on interest, for the use of
Caroline county aforesaid, on good and sufficient security. And
the justices of Caroline county aforesaid, are hereby directed not
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