Captain Connery, of the Brig Molly, from Hull, appeared before the Committee, and reported his cargo, on oath, which was fifteen pipes of Port Wine, three bales of Canvass, Sails, Anchors, and Rigging of various kinds, having no other British Goods for sale.

These Goods, except the Wine, were put up to sale at first cost and charges, and five Pounds having been bid on the cargo by Doctor John Stevenson, they were sold to him for the same. The Wine was, also, sold to the Doctor, at ten Shillings advance on the whole quantity.

Committee met at Mr. Buchanan's, Monday, January 9,1775:

Present: William Smith, Vice-Chairman, Andrew Buchanan, John Smith, William Lux, William Buchanan, Robert Alexander, Richard Moale, Benjamin Griffith, John Merryman, James Calhoun, Mark Alexander, John Deaver, John Boyd, Clerk.

Captain James Burrow, of the Ship Nancy, from Bristol, appeared before the Committee, and declared, on oath, the following to be a true Manifest of his cargo, viz: Seven thousand five hundred and forty-six bushels English white Salt, consigned to Doctor John Stevenson; and his own private adventure, consisting of nine hundred weight of Cheese, and twenty-one pieces of Irish Linens.

The Captain's Linens were sold to himself at two percent, advance on first cost and charges, and the Cheese was delivered to him at first cost and charges, nothing more having been offered for them. The Salt was, also, sold to Doctor John Stevenson, for first cost and charges.

Mr. Mark Alexander reports, that he sold John Cornthwait's Goods, imported in the Sims, at publick vendue, for first cost and charges.

Mr. D. Stewart produced an In voice of certain Goods imported in the Ship Potomack, now in possession of Messrs. Isaac Vanbibber and Isaac Grist, and offering one per cent, advance on the Invoice. They were sold to him for the same, and ordered to be delivered to him.

At a special meeting of the Committee, on January 12, 1775:

Present: Samuel Purviance, Chairman, John Smith, Robert Alexander, James Calhoun, William Buchanan, William Spear, John Boyd, Clerk.

Captain Peter Faneuil Jones, of the Schooner Sally, from Marblehead, appeared before the Committee, and declared, on oath, that his cargo consisted of three hundred and fifty hogsheads of coarse Salt, and fifty-five barrels of Mackerel, only.

Captain James Baxter, of the Ship Prosper, from Bristol, appeared before the Committee, and declared, on oath, that six thousand five hundred bushels of Salt were his cargo, together with ten baskets of Cheese, six casks of Beer, and two casks of Cider, being his own adventure.

The Salt was sold to Doctor John Stevenson at first cost and charges, and the other Goods to the Captain for ten Shillings advance on the whole.

Mr. Calhoun reports, that he has sold at publick vendue, agreeable to direction of Committee, the Goods of Mr. James Jeffries, and received five Shillings on the same, for the use of the Boston Poor.

Mr. John Merryman and Captain George Woolsey reported, that they had set up to sale the Goods of Mr. William Neill, reported the 26th December last, and the Goods of Mr.James Christie, reported the 28th December, That the Goods imported from Liverpool, by way of Philadelphia, were sold to Mr. Neill at two per cent, advance, amounting to thirty-eight Pounds two Pence, currency; and the Goods in the Sims, Captain Hockcr, were sold to Mr. James Christie at two per cent, advance, amounting to thirty-four Pounds ten Shillings and eight Pence, currency.

Committee met, Monday, January 16, 1775:

Present: Samuel Purviance, John Smith, Thomas Harrison, Robert Alexander, Andrew Buchanan, William Spear, William Buchanan, Richard Moale, George Lindenberger, Mark Alexander, George Woolsey, John Boyd, Clerk.

Captain Woolsey laid before the Committee an Invoicel of certain Goods imported in the Ship Potomack, Captain Graham, addressed to John Pringle, of Philadelphia, and now in the possession of Messrs. Isaac Vanbibber and Isaac Grist, agreeable to the direction of the Committee at a former meeting, and offering one per cent on the Invoice of said Goods, they were sold to him for the same, amounting to six Pounds six Shillings, Irish, which he is desired to pay into the hands of the Treasurer.

At a meeting of the Inhabitants of Baltimore County, qualified to vote for Representatives, it the Court-House, in Baltimore Town, on Monday, the 16th day of January, 1775: Captain Charles Ridgtly, Chairman; Jeremiah Townley Chase, Clerk.

The Proceedings of the late Provincial Convention were read, considered, and unanimously approved of.

Resolved, unanimously, That every Member of this meeting will, and that every person in this County ought, strictly and inviolably to observe and execute the Resolutions and recommendations of the Provincial Convention.

Unanimously Resolved, That Captain Charles Ridgely, Thomas Cockey Dye, Walter Tolley, Jr., Charles Ridgely, Son of John, Robert Alexander, Samuel Purviance, Benjamin Nicholson, Darby Lux, Jeremiah Townley Chase, George Risteau, Thomas Harrison, John Moale, Andrew Buchanan, William Lux, and Samuel Worthington, be Delegates to represent this County in the next Provincial Convention; and that they, or any of them shall attend, have full and ample power to consent and agree to all measures that the said Provincial Congress may deem necessary and expedient to obtain redress of American grievances.

Resolved, That the following gentlemen be added to the Committee of Observation appointed on the 12th of November last:

HUNDREDS.

PATAPSCO, LOWER: Charles Rogers, John Gorsuch, William McCubbin, William Wilkinson, Thomas Todd.

PATAPSCO, UPPER: James Croxall, John Ellicot, Edward Norwood.

BACK-RIVER, UPPER: John Cockey, Edward Talbot, Joshua Stevenson, Edward Cockey, Ezekiel Towson.

MIDDLE-RIVER, UPPER: Benjamin Rogers, Robert Cum-mings, Benjamin Buck, Joshua Hall, Gist Vaughan, Benjamin Merryman.

BACK-RIVER, LOWER: George Mathews, John Buck.

MIDDLE-RIVER, LOWER: Moses Galloway,George Goldsmith Presbury, Abraham Britton, Nicholas Brilton.

SOLDIERS' DELIGHT: Thomas Cradock, Charles Walker, Samuel Owings,Jun., Christopher Randall, Benjamin Wells.

MIDDLESEX: Jacob Myers, Richard Cromwell, Thomas Rutter.

DELAWARE: Christopher Owings, Benjamin Lawrence, Nicholas Dorsey, Jun.

NORTH: John Hall, Stephen Gill, Jun.

PIPE-CREEK: John Showers, George Everhart.

GUNPOWDER, UPPER: Samuel Young, Jesse Bussey, Thomas Gassaway Howard, James Bosley, William Cromwell, Zaccheus Barret Onion.

MINE-RUN: Edmund Stansbury, John Stevenson, Daniel Shaw, William Slade, Jun Joseph Sullon,John Steward.

BALTIMORE TOWN: James Sterrett, Charles Ridgely, Jun., William Goodwin, Doctor Charles Wiesenthall, Thomas Ewing.

Resolved, That Subscriptions be opened in each Hundred, under the direction of the Committee, and that the same be paid into the hands of a Treasurer, to be appointed by the Contributors in each Hundred, and to be laid out agreeable to the Resolve of the Provincial Convention.

Resolved, That the name of every person who shall, upon personal application made to him by the Committee, or any person under their appointment, refuse or decline to subscribe or contribute for the purchase of Arms and Ammunition, be taken down, and laid before the Committee at its next meeting after such refusal, together with the reasons of such refusal.

Resolved, That the forming of the Inhabitants of this County into Companies, and their using their utmost endeavours to make themselves masters of the military exercise, and their resisting with force every illegal attempt unon