Yeas and Nays, if required by a County, to be taken upon every vote Committee to receive all Proposals relative to the establishment of Manufactories

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Tuesday, May 14, 1776.

Convention met. All Members present as on yesterday.

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The Proceedings of yesterday were read.

Mr˙ Stull, Mr˙ Allein, and Mr˙ Nicholson, appeared in the House.

A Petition from the freemen belonging to the Twenty-Ninth Battalion of Militia; a Petition from the Committee and others, the inhabitants of the Middle District of Frederick County; a Letter from Colonel John Murdoch, of the Twenty-Ninth Battalion; a Petition from Jacob Keaport, of Baltimore County; and an application from Michael Cocendofer, of Frederick County, for a sum of money to enable him to carry on a Stocking Manufactory; were severally read, and ordered to lie on the table.

On motion, Resolved unanimously, That upon every Vote, the Delegates from each County be severally called, and the yeas and nays respectively taken, if required by a County, and that the same be recorded with the Proceedings of the Convention.

Resolved, That all the Votes and Proceedings of the Convention be published, except such as relate to military operations, and such others as shall be particularly ordered not to be published.

On reading a second time the application of Michael Cocendofer,

Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to receive all proposals relative to the establishment of Manufactories, and report their opinion thereon.

And Mr˙ Gilpin, Mr˙ Rumsey, Mr˙ Earle, Mr˙ Ewing; and Mr˙ Beall, were elected by ballot a Committee for that purpose.

The Petition of Jacob Keaport, of Baltimore County, being read a second time,

Resolved, That the same be rejected.

Adjourned till three o' clock.

Post Meridiem. Convention met.

A Recommendation of Field-Officers, and a Petition for Commissions for said Officers, from the Captains Gist Vaughan, Micajah Merryman, John Stevenson, (son of Edward,) John Forster, Stephen Gill, (son of John,) John Talbot, Edward Cockey, and John Cockey, were read, and ordered to lie on the table.

The Order of the Day, for taking into consideration the late intercepted Letters to Governour Eden, the Proceedings of the Continental Congress, and of the Council of Safety of this Province, being read, the Convention resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, to consider of the same, Mr˙ Plater in the chair.

After some time spent therein, Mr˙ President resumed the chair, and Mr˙ Plater reported: That the Committee, according to order, had taken under their consideration the late intercepted Letters to Governour Eden, the Proceedings of the Continental Congress and of the Council of Safety thereupon, but, not being able to go through the same, had directed him to move for leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this Convention will, to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole, to consider further of the said Letters and Proceedings.

Convention adjourns till to-morrow morning, nine o' clock.