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Deputies to Congress allowed twelve Pounds ten Shillings, common money, per week

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On motion of Mr˙ H˙ Wilson, That the Deputies from this State to the Continental Congress be each allowed the sum of ten pounds, common money, and no more, per week, during their attendance in Congress? An amendment was proposed to insert twelve pounds ten shillings, instead of ten pounds; on which amendment the question was put, and resolved in the affirmative.

AFFIRMATIVE.

Mr˙ Barnes,
Mr˙ S˙ Chase,
Mr˙ Gilpin,
Fenwick,
Paca,
Ewing,
Plater,
Carroll,
Brevard,
Dent,
J˙ Wilson,
T˙ Wright,
Grahame,
Bayly,
Kent,
Fitzhugh,
Fischer,
S˙ Wright,
J˙ Mackall,
Sheredine,
Bruff,
Bowie,
Edelen,
Potter,
Sprigg,
Beall,
Mason,
J˙ Hall,
Stull,
Dickinson,
Worthington,
J˙ T˙ Chase,
Lowes.

NEGATIVE.

Mr˙ Hooe,
Mr˙ Bond,
Mr˙ Chamberlaine,
B˙ Hall,
H˙ Wilson,
John Ennalls,
Hammond,
Love,
Jos˙ Ennalls,
Wootton,
Archer,
Gust˙ Scott,
Williams,
D˙ Smith,
Geo˙ Scott,
Schriver,
T˙ Ringgold,
Horsey,
Ridgely,
W˙ Ringgold,
Chaille,
Deye,
Edmondson,
Bishop,
Stevenson,
Gibson,
Mitchell,
Shepherd.

The question was then put, That the Deputies from this State to the Continental Congress be each allowed the sum of twelve pounds ten shillings, common money, per week, and no more, from the time they leave home until their return? And resolved in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr˙ T˙ Ringgold, the question was put, That the Members of the present and future Conventions of this State be allowed ten shillings per day for their attendance, besides the usual itinerant charges, any resolve of a former Convention to the contrary notwithstanding.

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AFFIRMATIVE.

Mr˙ Hooe,
Mr˙ Bayly,
Mr˙ Love,
Bowie,
Williams,
Archer,
B˙ Hall,
Sheredine,
Ewing,
Sprigg,
Ridgely,
D˙ Smith,
Hamroond,
Deye,
T˙ Ringgold,
Worthinigton,
Stevenson,
W˙ Ringgold,
Wootton,
Bond,
Gibson,
J˙ Wilson,
H˙ Wilson,
John Ennalls.

NEGATIVE.

Mr˙ Barnes,
Mr˙ Schriver,
Mr˙ Edmondson,
Fenwick,
Beall,
Chamberlaine,
Plater,
Stull,
Jos˙ Ennalls,
Dent,
Shepherd,
Potter,
Parnham,
J˙ Smith,
Mason,
Grahame,
J˙ T˙ Chase,
Dickinson,
Fitzhugh,
Gilpin,
Johnson,
J˙ Mackall,
Brevard,
Geo˙ Scott,
J˙ Hall,
T˙ Smyth,
Horsey,
S˙ Chase,
T˙ Wright,
Lowes,
Paca,
Kent,
Chaille,
Caroll,
S˙ Wright,
Bishop,
Fischer,
Bruff,
Mitchell,
Edelen.

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