The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-06-30

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and if it should reach the provincial Con-
vention, how despicable will it appear.
In that case who will suffer ridicue but
those who are known to be Of weight in
the country especially if such appear in
tercsied i'll the measure. If we act for pub
lie good-if we mean to relieve our suffer-
ing brethren--let it be done to as much
advantage as the poor pittance will allow.
| am cleur in it, you will reflect the great
est honor upon yourself by furnishing the
flour at the present current price, or by re-
linquishing it, Give me leave to tell you,
Sir, we are, in this instance, trustee for the
poor we desire to relieve. We accepted
the trust-our honor is at stake-our con-
stituents look for faithfulness in us-our
constitutional rights demand it. We
should therefore be scrupulously exact in
the discharge of our duty. remain,
Sir, your humble servant,
April, 1775. ROBERT LENNON.
ReSotUed, That DR.. Robert Lemons
declaring to this Committee his having no
intention of passing reflection on this
Committee or on Mr.. Aquila Hall, in letter
to him directed, is satisfactory to this Com
mittee."
Res0Ioed, That as Mr.. Aquila Hall de-
clines acting any longer as treasurer, Mr..
Richard Dallam be appointed in his room,
and that MIR. Hall be ordered to produce
his accounts before the next Committee"
I" Resolved, That MIR. Aquila Hall con-
tossing sorrow for his misbehaving before
this Committee 10y striking DIR. Lennon,
is deemed satisfactory to this Committee"
Information being given to this Com
mitteee, through Stephen Roberts, that
Benjamin Rumsey, one of this Committee,
hath killed lamb in order to have the
same eaten in his family, contrary to the
resolve OF the Provincial Congress, Ordered
that summons issue for the said Stephen
Roberts to appear at the next Committee
and make good his charge"
Met 22d June, 1775. Present seventeen
members. Amos Garrett, Esq, chairman
at appearing to this committee, from
the hostile preparations of the British
Ministry against the Colonies, that thu
greatest union and harmony among our
selves, attended with the exertion of al
our force and abilities, will be absolutely
necessary to repel and prevent every design
and attempt to enslave us and it also APP
pearing to this committee that IN attempt
to remove the seat of justice from Hartford
Town will lay the foundation for discord
and division among us, ResoL0ed, mem. con.
therefore, that it is Tie opinion of this
committee that no step for that purpose
ought to be taken, nor the said business
agltatcd until the storm that h0ycrs over
these Colonies shall be dispersed, and this
Colony, with British America, meaning
the other colonies shall be freed from the
calamitous circumstances under which II
ut present labors and those with which il
is threatened, and that the representatives
of this county be furnished with II copy oI
this resolve
"ResOl0ed, That any seven Of this com.
mittcc may, during this month, meet and
transact business On any emergency OF
pressing necessity"
Met at Hartford 1Oocn, July 1871, 1775.-
maihfeems sc TIL ScfhAlrm! members '"hl
Fines of members paid in. Resolutions
passed looking to secure sale place iol
the powder purchased. The several col
iectors urged to produce their subscriptions
and the amount of collections, Tor Boston
and for arms and ammunition.
Met at HalJo,I 10wn, July 2lSt, 1T75-
Present, twenty members MIR. John
Mathews, chairman.
Thomas Sheerer petitions the committee
charging James Honer II member, with
reporting that said Sheevcr had spoken
or acted in n manner derogatory TO Amer
lean libcrty,n and prays that II SUMMONS
issue for James iiorncr "to appear before
the next committee meeting and support
that charge, and Vindicate himself against
Il charge of like nature"
"Jnformation coming to this committee
that Simon Denny and and Thomas Wheel
cr Senr., broke the fast, contrary to the
appointment OF the provincial Il Congress,
Ordered that summons issue for them to
appear before the next meeting OF the
committee"
Conformation coming to this committee
that a citizen has spoken contemptuous
words of q sentence OF a committee, there
fore, ResOloed, That he appear before this
committee"
Said citizen appears, and on proving to
be guilty of the charge as accused, gives
the following satisfaction in writing
"Whereas the subscriber has been accused
of speaking contemptuous words of a COM
mittee, he declares that he spoke in the
heat of passion and without any evil in
tention, and that he is sorry for his con-
duct, and further declares that he has
heretofore, and promises that he will in
future, accede to the association of the
Continental Congress and the resolves of
the Provincial Convention.
Met at their Chandler" at Hartford 10ocn,
Aug. 10M, 1775-Prescnt, sixteen members
MFR. John Mathews, chairman.
Horner and Sheer er appear, explain and
"arc acquitted of censuren
Met at Harfo1d Tom, Sept. 7th, 1875.
Present, twenty-one members. Aquila
Hall in the chair.
"On the motion Of Mr. Richard Dallam,
commission is granted him to enlist min
ute-men to form a company, to act in u
battalion of minute-mcn to be raised in
this and Baltimore county, agreeably to
the order of the late Provincial Conven.
ton"
"On motion Of Mr., Abraham jarrett,
commission is also granted him to raise n
company of minute &C."
"A letter directed 10 Mr.. John Math-
ews, as chairman of this Committee, with
an anonymous paper styled, A Dream,
was produced before the Committee and
read. Resoloei, that Mr.. John Brown at
tend the next Committee"
met az H1J0TU IoUH, Sept. l2W, lII5.
Present ten members. "The Committee
is dissolved according to the order of the
Convention"
ION which same day, soon after the dis
solution of the above Committee, agreeaby
to the resolves of the Convention of
Maryland held at Annapolis the Goth day
of July, 1915, under the inspection OF
Messrs. VIM. Webb, Samuel Ashmead,
Richard Dulam and James McComas, late
delegates Tor Hartford county, We're elected
10y the lrecmen of Hartford county, the fol-
lowing gentlemen for II Committee of Oh
servation, to wit: Messrs. VIM. Webb,