[Annapolis] Wednesday, October 30, 1776.
The Council of Safety having laid before the Convention a letter from John Rogers, Esquire, inclosing a resignation of his commission as judge of the court of admiralty, the Convention proceeded to appoint another in his stead, and Benjamin Nicholson, Esquire, was appointed.2
1. Maryland Convention, 48.
2. The Council of Safety issued Nicholson's commission on the same day, Council of Safety Journal, 29 August 1775 to 20 March 1777, Md. Arch.
