America. As a further atonement for my misconduct, I request this acknowledgment to be published, in hopes it may deter others from committing the like offence. Witness my hand, this 19th February, 1176.

Resolved, That the above is satisfactory.

Application being made by Mr. Solomon Allen for liberty to load Flour in the Sloop Sarah, Zephaniah Sheperdson, master, agreeable to a Certificate from Governour Cooke, of Rhode-Island, which he produced to the Committee, the permission therein specified was granted.

Ordered, That Mr. James Moore's Recantation, and the Resolves of the Convention of the 4th and 16th January, respecting the regulations of the Militia and the filling up the vacancies that may arise from any Committee-Man's refusing to serve, be published in Handbills, and dispersed about in the different parts of this County, and that Summonses be sent to Messrs. William Smith, Charles Ridgely, Thomas Cockey Deye, John Stevenson, Son of Edward, Stephen Cromwell, William Randall, Ezekiel Towson, and Jeremiah Johnson, requiring an explicit answer whether they will act or not, as they have hitherto neglected to attend at the meetings of this Committee. If any of the above-named gentlemen should decline acting as Committee-Men, the vacancies occasioned thereby will be filled up on Monday, the 4th March, when each and every Member of this Committee is especially required to attend.

GEORGE LUX, Secretary.

At a meeting of the Committee, February 26, 1776:

Present: Samuel Purviance, Jun., Chairman, William Lux, Vice-Chairman, John Moale, John Smith, John Boyd, C. Ridgely, of William, William Wilkinson, William Buchanan, Benjamin Nicholson, G. Risteau, William Asquith, Thomas Sollers, John Cockey, Thomas Gist.

Application being made to the Committee for liberty to remove seventy-five chests of the Tea under the care of the Committee to the Head-of-Elk, and to remove the remaining part thereof from the place where it is now stored to some other place of security,

Resolved, That Mr. Stewart be permitted to send seventy-five chests of said Tea to the Head-of-Elk, on condition of his engaging that the same shall be stored under the care of the Committee of Cecil County, and that he shall produce a Receipt from said Committee for said quantity of Tea.

Also, Resolved, That Mr. Stewart be permitted to remove the remainder of said Tea to any place in this County for the better security thereof.

Captain William McNeil, of the Sloop Ranger, having applied for liberty to depart with said vessel, now loaded with Provisions for New-England, agreeable to a permission for that purpose lately granted; and it appearing that the said Captain McNeil hath violated an engagement entered into before this Committee, the 18th day of December, to export fifteen hogsheads Molasses imported by him in said vessel from Turk's Island, reported to be the growth of a British West-India Island,

It is, hereupon, Resolved, That the said Captain McNeil hath behaved very unworthily, and forfeited the permission granted for loading said vessel; but it appearing to the Committee that the cargo shipped in said vessel is the property of persons unconcerned in Captain McNeil's misconduct, It is agreed, that, in case of his engaging to give the command of said vessel to a master approved of by this Committee, the said vessel shall be permitted to depart with her cargo, on the express condition that Captain McNeil shall not go in her.

Attest:

GEORGE LUX, Secretary.

At a meeting of the Committee, March 4, 1776:

Present: Samuel Purviance, Jun., Chairman, William Lux, ViceChairman, Darby Lux, John Smith, John Boyd, Thomas Gist, John Moale, Charles Ridgely, of William, William Buchanan, Andrew Buchanan, William Wilkinson, Thomas Harrison, J. Gittings, William Asquith, George Risteau, John E. Howard, J. Cradock, James Calhoun, Thomas Sollers, A. Britton.

"In Congress, February 26, 1776.

"Resolved, That no Vessel loaded for Great Britain, Ireland, or the British West-Indies, be permitted to sail without the further order of this Congress; and that it be recommended to the different Committees of Observation and Inspection to see this Resolve be carried into execution.

"Extract from the Minutes:

"CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary."

It appearing that the following gentlemen, who were chosen as Committee-Men, had declined to act, viz:

Mr. Thomas Cockey Deye, refused by Letter to the Chairman; Mr. William Smith, refused by information to the Secretary; Mr. Ezekiel Towson, by information to Messrs. Risteau and Cradock; Mr. William Randall, refused by information to the Secretary; Mr. Stephen Cromwell, refused by Letter to Mr. Cradock; Mr. Jeremiah Johnson, refused by information to Mr. David Stewart; and Mr. Mordecai Gist is disqualified, he having accepted of a Majority in the Regular Forces raised by order of the Convention:

The Committee, therefore, agreeable to the direction of the Convention, filled up the said vacancies by electing, in their stead, the following gentlemen, viz:

Mr. John Gillis, Mr. Frederick Decker, Mr. John Merryman, Jun., Mr. John Sttrrett, Mr. Gist Vaughan, Mr. Thomas Rutter,Nr. Samuel Worthington.

Upon motion, Resolved, That the above List be published in the Baltimore Papers.

The Proceedings of the Convention not having yet come to hand in time to enable the Committee to give due notice to the Inhabitants of this County to enroll themselves agreeable to their direction, the Committee maturely considered the same, and, being desirous to prevent the inconveniences arising there from,

Resolved, That the Enrollment and Association Papers be lodged with the following gentlemen, for the greater convenience of the Freemen in their respective Hundreds to sign, viz:

In BALTIMORE, WEST: Messrs. John Slerrett, James Calhoun, William Buchanan, and John Smith.

BALTIMORE, EAST: Messrs. William Asquith and John Boyd.

DEPTFORD: Messrs. Thomas Elliot and Isaac Vanbibber.

WESTMINSTER: Messrs. John Moale, John Merryman, Jun., and David Stetvart.

BACK-RIVER, LSOWER: Messrs. Benjamin Buck and Job Garritson

BACK-RIVER, UPPER: Messrs. Darby Lux, John Cockey, Benjamin Nicholson, John Cradock, and Samuel Worthington.

DELAWARE: Messrs. John Gillis, John Elder, and Thomas Philips.

NORTH: Messrs. Nicholas Merryman, of Nicholas, Elisha Dorsey, and Thomas Slansbury, of Thomas.

MINE-RUN: Messrs. John Stevenson, of Edward, Edmund Stansbury, John Standiford, and James Little.

MIDDLESEX: Messrs. Thomas Rutter and George Lux.

GUNPOWDER, UPPER: Messrs. James Gittings, Jesse Bussey, Sutlon Gudgeon, and James Bosley.

SOLDIER'S DELIGHT: Messrs. John Egor Howard, William Cromwell, Charles Carman, Robert Lyon, and Amon Butler.

PATAPSCO, UPPER: Mr. Charles Ridgely, of William.

PATAPSCO, LOWER: Messrs. Thomas Sollers and William Wilkinson.

MIDDLE-RIVER, UPPER: Messrs. Gist Vaughan, Benjamin Rogers, Nicholas Merryman, Sen., Joshua Hall, and Micajah Merryman.

MIDDLE-RIVER, LOWER: Messrs. Abraham Britton, Walter Tolley, Sen., Simon Priori, Kinsey Griffith, und William Galloway.

PIPE-CREEK: Messrs. Frederick Decker, William Kelley, Jun., Richard Richards, and Jonathan Plowman, Planter.

Attest:

GEORGE LUX, Secretary.

At a special meeting of the Committee, March 6, 1776:

Present: Samuel Purvianco, Chairman, William Lux, Vice-Chairman, Andrew Buchanan, William Buchanan, Thomas Harrison, Jeremiah T. Chase, Georgo Risleau, James Calhoun, William Asquith, John Cockey, John Sterrett, John Moale, John Smith, Isaac Grist, John Boyd.