Letter from the Maryland Convention

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Tuesday, August 8,1775.

A Letter from the Honourable Matthew Tilghman, Esq˙, President of the Convention of the Province of Maryland, in answer to a Letter from the President of this Convention, enclosing the Resolution entered into the fourth day of July last, to prevent the exportation of Flour, Wheat, or other Grain, or Provisions of any kind, from this Colony, to any part of the world, from and after the fifth day of this month, was laid before the Convention and read; and it appearing that the Convention of Maryland will not come into a similar Resolution, and that the good purposes intended by the said Resolution cannot be effected without a general agreement of the neighbouring Provinces:

Resolved, therefore, That the abovementioned Resolution of this Convention, for the non-exportation of Flour, Wheat, or other Grain, and Provisions, be repealed and rescinded.

Mr˙ Robert Carter Nicholas, from the persons appointed to prepare and bring in an Ordinance for raising and embodying a sufficient Force for the defence and protection of this Colony, presented to the Convention, according to order, the said Ordinance; which was read the first time, and ordered to be read a second time.

The Ordinance for raising and embodying a sufficient Force for the defence and protection of this Colony, was read a second time and ordered to be committed.

Resolved, That this Convention will, to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee on the said Ordinance.

Adjourned till to-morrow, nine o' clock.