Patrick Graham permitted to exercise his trade, buy provisions for his family, and to collect all just debts due to him; but he is not allowed to carry on any traffick or merchandise, until authorized by this or some other Convention,

Committee to inquire into the practicability of establishing a Manufactory of Arms in the Province,

Petition of John Baillie for a remission of the just sentence of the Committee of Charles County, which deprives him of the privileges of a citizen,

Petition to the same effect from Alexander Ogg, of Calvert County,

Committee of Observation for Prince George’s County directed to inquire into the truth of a report that a Brig of Christopher Lowndes, lately cleared out for Barbadoes, was carried into Boston, with the collusion of Mr. Lowndes,

Committee of Prince George’s County declare there is not the least foundation for the charge of collusion, propagated against Mr. Lowndes,

John Tolson’s Deposition taken before the Committee,

Five Thousand Nine Hundred Pounds to be borrowed on the credit of the Convention for the purchase of Lead, Gun Flints, and Powder,

Letter from the Virginia Convention, with a Resolution of that body, dated July 27, proposing to stop the exportation of all kinds of Provisions, after the fifth day of next month,

Persons who may import Arms into the Province permitted to sell them to the inhabitants for any price they can agree for,

Letter to the Convention of Virginia, assigning the reasons why this Convention will not accede to their Resolution, received yesterday,

Committee to consider of a proper mode to be adopted to prevent the inhabitants of the Province being harassed with suits at law,

Petition of Archibald Campbell and William Lilburn, praying a remission of the sentence against them by the Committee for St. Mary’s County, presented and read,

Proceedings of the Committee of St. Mary’s County on the complaints against Campbell and Lilburn, presented and read,

On reading the foregoing Petitions and Proceedings, it was resolved that Campbell and Lilburn have not been guilty of violating the Resolve of the late Convention, and that no further proceedings be had against them,

James Christie, Jun., of Baltimore Town, required to attend the Convention to answer a. charge exhibited against him before the Committee for Baltimore County,

Proceedings of the Committee of Baltimore County, on the complaint against Mr. Christie, presented and read,

Resolve of the December Convention, which prohibits the killing of Lamb, repealed,

Proceedings of the Committee for Caroline County, on a complaint against John Williams, presented and read,

Resolutions adopted for procuring Powder and Military Stores,

Petition of Richard Henderson, of Bladensburgh, presented and read,

All persons required to refrain from all manner of violence to Richard Henderson and his property,

Committee of Bladensburgh declare that Mr. Henderson was no ways aiding, assisting, or even privy to George Munro’s escape,

Punishments inflicted by the people at large, before a cool and temperate investigation of the charges against any person, disapproved by the Convention,

Memorial of James Christie, Jun., of Baltimore Town, presented and read,

James Christie declared to have manifested a spirit and principle inimical to the rights and liberties of America, and no person is permitted to trade, deal, or barter with him hereafter, unless for necessaries and provisions,

Five hundred Pounds sterling to be deposited by James Christie, and expended occasionally towards his proportion of the expenses incurred in the present contest with Great Britain,

Committee appointed to consider the ways and means to put the Province in a state of defence, reported,

Committee to lay out, in the purchase of Arms, the overplus of money subscribed by the Convention,

Letter from William Lux and Matthew Ridley, of Baltimore Town, received and read,

The request of Messrs. Lux and Ridley granted, on proof of their allegations being made to the Committee of Observation for Baltimore County,

Petition of John Baillie read a second time, and rejected,

Petition of John Williams read a second time, and the Committee for Caroline County directed to take from him sufficient security as to his future behaviour, and discharge him from further confinement,

Petition of Alexander Ogg, of Calvert County, read a second time, and granted,

Rules and Regulations established for the government of the Continental Army, to be published with the Proceedings of this Convention,

Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the practicability of establishing a Manufactory of Arms in the Province,

Read twice and referred for consideration to the next Provincial Convention,

Association of the Freemen of Maryland, of July 26, adopted, and directed to be signed by the Members of the Convention, and by all other the freemen of the Province,

Members of the Convention who signed the Association,

Names of all the freemen who refuse to sign the Association to be returned to the next Convention,

Report of the Committee appointed to consider the ways and means to put the Province in a state of defence considered, debated by paragraphs, amended, and agreed to,

Forty Companies of Minute-Men to be enrolled,

Regulations for the Minute-Men,

All able-bodied freemen between sixteen and fifty years of age, (Minute-Men &c., excepted,) to be enrolled as Militia, previous to the 15th of September,

Regulations for the Militia,

Council of Safety to be elected by this Convention,

Powers and duties of the Council of Safety,

Council of Safety to be chosen by each Convention, and half of the preceding Council ineligible to the succeeding Council,

Bills of Credit to the amount of 266,666 2-3 Dollars to be issued, for providing for the defence of the Province, and other purposes directed by the Convention,

Regulations for issuing the Bills of Credit,

The Convention bind their constituents and pledge the faith of the Province for the redemption of the Bills, on or before the first of January, 1786,

Committees of Observation to be chosen in each County on the second Tuesday in September next,

Powers and duties of the Committees of Observation,

Delegates to the Provincial Convention to be chosen annually,

Committees of Correspondence to be chosen annually by the Committees of Observation,

One thousand Pounds to be advanced for encouraging the manufacture of Saltpetre, and the same amount for erecting and working a Powder Mill, on account of the Province,

Council of Safety to provide five thousand stands of Arms and nine Field-Pieces; and may advance one thousand Pounds for erecting one or more Salt Works in the Province,

Members of the Council of Safety appointed,

Report of the Committee appointed to consider of a proper mode to be adopted to prevent the inhabitants being harassed with suits at law, considered, debated, recommitted for amendments, and in part agreed to,