Buchanan, Isaac Grist, and Benjamin Griffith, were appointed a Committee to take the Report of all vessels and goods arriving, and to administer the Oath required of all masters of vessels outward bound.

The Enrollment of Captain Jehu Howell's Company was rejected, not being agreeable to the directions of the Convention.

The Enrollments of Captain Benjamin Nicholson's, Captain Zachariah McCubbin's, and Captain William Crom well's, Companies, were presented, and received, as was, also, Captain James Cox's.

Mr. Joseph Britton applied for liberty to raise a Company of Minute-Men; which was granted.

The Committee then agreed to meet every Monday morning, at ten o'clock.

At a meeting of the Cornmittee, on Monday, October 16, 1775:

Present: Samuel Purviance, Jun., Chairman, William Lux, T. Harrison, John Moale, James Calhoun, William Buchanan, John Smith, Andrew Buchanan, Robert Alexander, Isaac Grist, Thomas Gist, Thomas Sutlers, John E.Howard, James Gittings, William Asquith, Darby Lux, Charles Ridgely, Son of William, Z. McCubbin, Jun.

Captain Benjamin Jones, of the Schooner Resolution, from Grenada, and Captain Thomas Kell, of the Schooner Dolphin, from the same place, reported their cargoes, subscribed, and swore.

Captain Andrew Buchanan delivered in to the Committee the Enrollment of a Company of Militia under his command, signed agreeable to the Order of the Convention, which was received.

Upon motion, Ordered, That a quantity of Powder and Lead be delivered to the Captains of the Companies that have enrolled agreeable to the Resolves of the late Convention, equal to half a pound of Powder and two pounds of Lead for each man in the Company, and that the same be made up into Cartridges, and returned to the several Captains, to be by them safely kept, and delivered out to the different men in such quantities, and on such occasions, as they, in their discretion, shall think fit.

Resolved, That the Privates of each Company produce to their several Captains on each day of mustering, the number of Cartridges and Balls delivered to them, and, on default, are to pay one Shilling for each and every Cartridge wanting of the quantity delivered Out,

A true copy from the Minutes.

Attested by:

GEORGE LUX, Secretary.

The Committee met at the Court-House, Monday, October 23, 1775:

Present: Samuel Purviance, Jun., Chairman, John Moale, John Smith, James Calhoun, William Asquith, Benjamin Griffith, John E. Howard, Isaac Grist, William Wilkinson, Thomas Harrison, Walter Tolley, Jun., T. Sollers, John Cradock.

Mr. Mark Alexander having applied to the Committee and informed them of his intention to send out a vessel to the West-Indies, for a cargo of coarse Salt, and desired to know the opinion of the Committee, whether the regulation of the price of British Salt, hitherto made, should be extended to coarse Salt, or whether the importers thereof should be left at liberty to dispose of it as they pleased, the Committee are unanimously of opinion that they ought not to interfere in regulating the prices of such coarse Salt as may be imported.

The Enrollment of Captain Thomas Rutter's Company was presented by Mr. John E. Howard, and accepted.

The Committee met at the Court-House, Monday, October 30, 1775: Present, Mr. Samuel Purviance, Jun., Chairman, and eleven Members.

Application being made to know the opinion of this Committee, whether the regulation of the price of British Salt, hitherto made, should extend to coarse Salt, or whether the importers thereof should be left at liberty to dispose of it as they please, the Committee are unanimously of opinion that they ought not to interfere in regulating the price of such coarse Salt as may be imported.

The Council of Safety having directed the several Committees of Observation to return the Enrollments of the Militia in the different Counties:

Ordered, That the several Companies whose Enroll ments are not returned to the Committee, be forthwith returned, with Certificates of the choice of Officers, that the same may be transmitted to the Council of Safety.

The Enrollments of Captains Benjamin Nicholson and James Bosky, Jun., Companies were delivered to the Cornmittee, and accepted.

A copy attested by:

GEORGE LUX, Secretary.

The Committee met at the Court-House, Monday, November 6, 1775:

Present: Samuel Purviance, Chairman, William Lux, Robert Alexander, John Moale, James Calhoun, John Smith, Thomas Sollers, Jeremiah Townley Chase, Benjamin Griffiths, John E. Howard, Isaac Grist, William Buchanan, Thomas Harrison, John Boyd, Charles Ridgely, of William, Abraham Britton, Andrew Buchanan.

The following Letter was laid before the Committee:

" Monday 23 1775.

"GENTLEMEN: This day I came down to give my Answer agreeable to Province) I do'nt chuse to Act as a Committee man my first Reason is That my Appointment was only by fifty or sixty secondly the Polls were not Closed agreeable to the Resolve of the Convention, Thirdly as I am well Convinced the former Committee broke the Convention Resolve in Regard to the purchase of Powder, and some of them sold their Goods for more than Resolved by the Convention, and assomeofthose Gentlemen are now on the Committee; and whenever I attended I, always found a Majorityof the Committee then attending for looking over the Advantages taken of nine Tenths of the Inhabitants of this County if ever I was to be appointed a Committee man I should cbuse to act onOath and that every one should who acted with me. N. B. I desire my Reasons may be Recorded.

"I am Gentn. yrs. &c., CHAS RIDGELY.

"To the Gentlemen setting as Committee men for Baltimore County."

Upon motion, Ordered, That the above Letter be (agreeable to Captain Ridgely's request) recorded verbatim and literatim, and so published in the Baltimore Papers.

. The Retailers of British Salt having advanced the price beyond the limits formerly allowed by this Committee, and it having occasioned a great murmuring among the people, the Committee, therefore, are induced to take the same into consideration, and, after allowing a storage and loss of measure equal to so bulky and wasting a commodity, do recommend it to the venders not to sell the same above the rate of four Shillings per bushel.

A copy:

GEORGE LUX, Secretary.

At a meeting of the Committee, Monday, November 13, 1775: Were present, Samuel Purviance, Chairman, and fourteen Members.

The Committee, at their last meeting, having recommended it to the Retailers of British Salt not to sell the same for more than four Shillings per bushel, do now give notice, that if any higher price has since been given, the purchasers are desired to call on those from whom they have bought for the overplus, and if any sellers refuse to refund, then to complain to the Committee:

Who do Resolve, That if any sellers refuse to comply with the requisition, they shall be immediately published as enemies to their country.

The following is a List of the Candidates voted for at the Election held at Baltimore Town, on the 12th September, and continued open for twelve days, which is published by order of the Committee: