The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-07-07
MI i S G Q IIane O us.
Hartford County Hundred Years Apo.
NUMBER III.
(Concludedj

Met Sept. 21st, 1775. Present, ten mem
bcrs. Simply met and adjourned.
Met Sept. 22d, 1915. Present twelve
members Amos Garrett in the chair.
"Messrs. Thomas johnson, Henry Will
son, George Patterson, Benedict Edward
Hall, William Webb, Amos Garrett, and
Edward Prall were elected by ballot,
agrccably to the resolves of the Convention,
as Committee for licensing suits. And
Messrs. Aquila Hall, Amos Garrett, John
Beale Howard, Alexander Cowan, and
benjamin Rumscy, in like manner were
elected committee of correspondence"
letter from Mr. Abraham jarrett being
received and read, informing the Commit
tee that he had made up company of
minutcmen, and desiring that some one
or more of the Committee may review them
in order that they may proceed by ballot
to elect their officers eSO2eed There q
committee was appointed for the above
purposc.l
"The Committee then proceeded to
nominate and appoint the following per-
sons to offer and carry the Association,
framed and resolved upon by the last Con-
yention, to all treemen resident in the said
county of Hartford and require their sub
scription to the same and to return the
same to the Committee; and also to return
the names of those who do not, on appli-
cation, or within ten days after, sign the
same to the said COMMITTEE, to be by them
transmitted to the next Convention"
Here follow the names of 81 persons chosen
for the different Hundreds
Mr.. Robert Harris, of Bush River Up.
g,
pany ofminute-men. "Resolyed, That the
Committee approve of and do appoint the
said Robert Harris for that purpose"
Met at Hartford 1own, Oct. I'd, 1775.-
Present, eight members Amos Garrett,
chairman.
"A form of an Association signed by
sundry persons of II very malignant ten
dcncy" being shown the Committee, said
persons, [sevcn in number are summoned
to appear at the next meeting"
Met at HnJord 7oen, Oct. oh, 1775.-
Present, ten members; Aquila Hall, in the
chair.
On complaint Of Mr.. Gale that IL "mer-
chant Of Joppa had sold to him Osnaburgs
at the extreme high price OF two shilliugs
six pence per yard, said merchant is sum
moned to meet the committee at the next
sitting to clear up the affair"
"Thc enrollments of several companies
at this time enrolled in this county ars, by
their several lists, us follows:
Capt. Josias Carvil Hall, and so on,
per minute, Ito be noted the special return
to each company"
Capt. Abraham jarrett produces his
roll of minutc-men Bennett Dussey, first
lieutenant John Davidson, second lieu
tenant Azael Hitchcock, Jr., ensign; pri-
Yates 70; and returned to the lIon'blo the
committee of Safety at Annapolis"
The seven persons summoned Oh the 3D.,
| appeared; and five Of them, on submis-
sion, were admonished from the chair and
discharged. Another was ordered to sac
knowledge his fault before Capt. Amber
sons company"
Two persons charged by Samuel Bayless
with constructing the signing of the AS.
sociation," summoned to appear.
John Wilson is paid $50 S.. Cd. for pow.
der and lead.
A committee, Mr.. Thomas johnson, Mr.
Edward Prall, DIR. John Archer and Henry
Wilson, Jr., appointed to review Capt
Robert Harris company of minutc-men.
Met Oct 31st, 1775.-Present, min,
members; Aquila Hall in the chair. Three
persons summoned before the next commit
tee meeting.
Met Nov. 9th, 1775,-Present, nine mem
bers Amos Garrett, chairman.