The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-30
MI / sceIIa N @ o u 8.
Hartford County A Hundred Years
Ago.
NO. H..

Met at HarfGd Ioton on tile 22d March
1775. Present, tEirty-seven members
I'VE, the committee of Hartford county,
having most seriously and maturely con
sidered the resolves and assoc intinns of
the Continental Congress, and the resolves
of the Provincial Convention, do most
heartily approve of the same; and as we
esteem ourselves in more particular man
ner entrusted by our constituents to see
them carried into execution, we do most
sulemnly pledge ourselves to each other,
and to our country, and engage ourselves
by every tie held sacred among mankind.
to perform the same at the risk of our
lives and fortunes. Signed: Aquila Hall,
j. Carvil Hall, Geo. Patterson, VIM. Nor.
gan, Francis Holland, Samuel Calwell,
Aquila Paca, James Lytle, Aquila Hall,
Jr., Robert Morgan, Robert Lennon,
Thomas Bricc, Thomas johnson, Alexan-
der Rigdon, Edward Ward, Abraham
Whitaker, Charles Anderson, VIM. Fisher,
Jr., Richard Dallam, John Durham, Jas.
McComass, VIM. Bradford, Sr, VIM. Smith
son, John Donahey, John Patrick, Daniel
Scott, Benz. Bradford Norris, Jas. Harris,
Edward Prall, Greenberry Dorsey, John
Archer, w. Smith, w. Webb, J ohm Taylor.
The above list of signers includes the
names of all the members recorded as
present at the meeting, except three
GAS there is this day letter, directed
to this Committee, from the Committee of
Baltimore, received, giving information
that considerable quantity of salt had
arrived at Baltimore, addressed to DR..
John Stevenson, and that he hath a GUAM
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be sent to other counties, in this province,
or to Virginia, contrary to the resolves of
the Baltimore Committee, we therefore do
recommend it seriously to every man and
every inhabitant of this county to be very
vigilant, particularly at this time, so as to
prevent the landing or selling of said salt
RESOLVED, therefore, That any COM
mittee man who should, of his own certain
knowledge, or by information, know of
any breach of the Continental or Provin-
cial Resolves, that lie Immediately summon
seven members to sit as committee to de-
termine the proprety or improperly OF
the sale in the most speedy manner.
Resol0ed, that Mr.. Aquila Hall, ST.,
Aquila Hall, Jr., Capt. William Smith,
Richard Dallam, DR.. John Archer, DIR.
Josias G. Hall, Benz. Rumsey, DIR. Robert
Lennon, or any three of them, act as n
committee of correspondence.
ReSOLCed, That the committee of CORES
pondence do write to the committee of
Cecil, informing them of the purport of
the letter received from Baltimore, and
| also to answer said letter."
Met at L0aoer Cross Roads, Anil 8, ITS.
Present, twcnty-six members, Capt. VIM.
Smith in the chair.
SIT was ordered that Aqulla Hall, Esq,
Treasurer, do ship off from Baltimore
Town, for the city OF Boston, as much
French burr middlings MS he can purchase
for the money he may have received for
that purpose, within fifteen days from the
date hereof
"ResOloed, That AZ our donations ought to
| be free and unencumbered, the Treasurer
be instructed to pay the freight and insur-
| ance out of tine money he has received for
| the poor of Boston"
ReSoi0ed, That, as our Treasurer has
French burr middlngs, which he offers at
the rate of fifteen shillings per hundred,
delivered and inspected in Baltimore
Town, we do agree that he ship his own,
conformably to the foregoing resolves"
A general review of the militia of the
county was ordered, and the mode of doing
| the same described.
| Mr. VIM M. Lure was appointed in the
room of Capt. John Archer, to collect con-
tributions for the poor of Boston, and
| arms and ammunition.
| 1t was resolved that, in order that the
people might be better informed of the
proceedings of the Committee. they change
their places of meeting to different parts
OF the county" This resolution seems
not to have been carried out.
Met at Hartford 16wn, May 1st, 1775