[Annapolis] Saturday, October 5, 1776.
On motion of Mr. T. Ringgold, Resolved, That the Council of Safety fit and load the schooner Resolution and send her out on a voyage to sea at the expence and risque of this state, the former order of this Convention to the contrary notwithstanding.2
1. Maryland Convention, 32, 33.
2. Cargo of Resolution was tobacco, flour and bread. Maryland Council of Safety to Jesse Hollingsworth, October 5, Council of Safety Letter Book, No. 1, Md. Arch.
