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"Upon which it was unanimously voted, (hat the whole proceed-
ings against said Patterson be transmitted to the council of safety
for this province, for them to take order herein.

"A true copy from the minutes.

W. HALL, clerk com. "

Whereupon it is Resolved, That the committee of observation
for Kent county be requested immediately to take into custody the
Rev. John Patterson, and send him under a guard of four of the
militia to this convention.

On motion, That Mr. Robert Buchanan, elected a delegate for
Kent county, attend his duty in convention on Monday next the
18th of this present month, and that the committee of observation
for that county procure a copy of this order to be served on Mr.
Buchanan as soon as may be. The previous question was called for
and put, whether the above question be now put? Carried in the
negative.

Ordered, That the treasurer of the western shore pay to Samuel
Chase, or his order, forty pounds common money, to be accounted
for.

On motion, Resolved, That no boat or other vessel belonging to
this province, go out of this province without a license in writing
from this convention, the council of safety hereafter to be appointed,
or from some committee of observation, and that the particular place
such boat or vessel shall be designed to go to, shall be expressed in
all licenses granted by the committees of observation. And if any
such boat or vessel shall be navigated beyond the limits of this pro-
vince without such license, or if after having obtained such license,
the skipper thereof shall, without absolute and inevitable necessi-
tyl go to, or touch at, any place out of this province, other than
that mentioned in such license, or shall carry any person or letter,
of which he shall not give previous notice to such committee, or
shall bring back any person, or letter, of which he shall not give
notice to some committee of observation, as soon as may be after
his return, such skipper, and all other persons accessary to such
misbehavior, may be punished by imprisonment; but it is under-
stood that this resolution is not to prohibit the crossing Potowmac,
although the boats or vessels employed or used therefor should
go up the creeks or arms of Potowmac river making into Virginia,
or to prohibit passing or repassing at the ferry on Potowmac river.

On motion, Resolved, That no member of this convention de-
part the house without leave thereof.

Adjourned till 3 o'clock.