The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-23

or produce, and deliver the same to Mr.
Aquila Hall, who is appointed for that
purpose" The citizens of Boston were
brought to the state of restitution above
intimated by the tyrannical act of the
British Parliament called the "Bostor
Port Bill" passed in March, 1774, forbid
ding all commercial intercourse with that
town until the inlIabitantsshould pay ovei
the value of the several hundred chests
of duty tea which they had DIES
troyed nearly year before. The obnoxius
bill went into operation on the 1st of June
1874. 1t is not likely that this is the first
occasion on which the Committee had
taken measures to collect funds for the
above purpose.
1t was resolved that Mr.. John Wilson be
summoned to appear before the Commit
tee on the 2d day of January, to answer the
charge of circulating pamphlet tending
to injure the cause by disuniting the
colonies"
Robert Trimble was acquitted of the
charge of buying and vending tea which
had lately been seized at Joppa, and or
| which, us the committee had been errone.
ously informed, duty had been paid.
1t was resolved, that "thc freeholdcrs and
freemen of Hartford county" be requested to
meet on the 3D. day of January, "to con
| slider some general plan of forming them
selves into companies agreeably to re.
solve of the provincial Congress, and also
| to choose gentlemen to attend as deputies
for this county at the said Congress to meet
at Annapolis ON the gath April, or sooner
if required by the Committee of the con-
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Met at Hartford 10,0n, Jan. I'd, 1875.
Twenty-three members present-among
them the following who had not attended
the previous meeting Josias Carvil Hall,
DR.. Thomas Andrews, Abraham Whitaker,
John Rumsey, John Carlisle, Edward Hall
and James Holmes.
Capt. John Matthews in the chair. John
Wilson appeared, agreeably to summons
but on examination there being no evil
dence against him, except his admission
that he had merely read, without comment,
to William Wilson, ST., Il portion of the
pamphlet entitled "Friendly Address" it
was resolved that all further proceedings
in the matter be referred to the next meet
ing, and that Mr.. William Wilson be Or
dcred to attend to testify in the matter.
The Committee met as by adjournment
date missing. Present, twenty. seven
members, Capt. ohm Matthews in the chair.
Among them were Rev. John Clark, Will
liam Morgan and William Webb, whose
names have not heretofore appeared on the
Minutes.
"ResOl0ed, That John Wilson being ac-
cused by member of this Committee of
having sold gunpowder at four shillngs
per pound, lis guilty Off an infringement
Of the Fourth Article of the Provincial
Convention, and acknowledging that he
had sold the powder as alleged, though
without any intention Of violating any
Resolve, but from misconstluction thereof,
and bumbly submitting himself to the
Committee and declaring readiness to
conform himself in future To the rcsolu-
tons of the Contnelal Congress and the
Provincial Convention, he be dismissed"
MIR. William Wilson appeared, and his
examination showing that Mr.. John Will
son had made no use of the aforesaid PAM
phet tending to disunte the Colonies, he
was acquitted of the charge.
1t having been reported that Mr.. Will
liam Webb, member of this Committee,
has been guilty of nm infringement of the
Continental Association, by being con-
cerncd in horse-race, he prayed that lie
be heard in his defence. 1t was resolved
"that lie had sufficiently eXcnlpGtcd him
self from the general charge"
ResOl0ed, That Mr.. Garrett, DR.. Archer,
Aquila Hall, Aquila Hall, .Jr., Dr. Robert
Lennon, Richard Dallam, Dr. j. G. Hall,
Abraham Whitaker, Jacob Bond, Samuel
Ashmead, William Webb, Jeremiah Shcri-
dan and William Morgan, be appointed to
draw up an Association for cmhodying the
militia of this county, agrecably to the
resolves of the Convention, and to bring in
II draft thereof on the 23d instant.
1t was resolved that an advertisement
be set up acquainting the people that such
an Association is, on the said 23d, to be
laid before them, and that they be desired
to give their attendance thereon, as also to
elect, as committee, to be joined with the
present one, men from parts of the county
where it may be thought they are wanted.
1t was "resolvcd, That the following
persons here are given torty-cight names
six from each hundred, be appointed
to collect contributions for the relief of the
Poor OF Boston, and also to collect money
for the purchase of arms and ammunition,
for the defence of our lives, liberty and
property and it is requested that they
will divide themselves into districts in the
different hundreds, and wait on each in
habitant within each particular district,
and request some free gift either for the
relief of the poor of Boston or for the pur-
chase of arms and ammunition for the de
fence Of our lives and liberties, and make
report thereof to the Committee; and
also to make return of such men Tif any
who, dead to every feeling of humanity
and to all sense of their own danger, re.
fuse to give anything to either of the above
purposes"
"Res0lced, That Aquila Hall, Jacob
Bond, DIR. Robert Lennon, John Beale
Howard Francis Holland, Amos Garrett,
DR.. J. Carvil Hall, Benedict Edward Hall,
Richard Dallam, DR.. John Archer and
John Love, or any one or more are APP
pointed to attend at Annapolis agreeably
to the resolves at the late provincial Con-
vention."
Mt january 23d, 1915 Present thirty
members, among them the following, not
before recorded: Alexander Cowan, James
Lytlc, Benjamin Amos, Samuel Durham,
John Lee Webster, Hugh Whiteinrd and
Samuel Ashmead.
Aquila Hall was appointed Treasurer for
the money received for the purchase of Il
magazine for arms and ammunition.
The subscription papers which had been
circulated in Bush River Lower, Spesutia
Lower, and Susquehanna Hundreds, sum
med up as follows: For the Poor Of Boston,
e2O 10s. 3d.-paid in, Go lbs. CT. For
Arms and Ammunition, G35 los 0d.-paid
in, GIG 12s. Cd.
Aquilu Hall and John Beale Howard,
members of this Committee, having stated
the circumstances under which they had
lately purchased CERTAIN goods from abroad,
they are permitted to use or vend them.
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