Minutes, 1776.

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Minutes, 1776.

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Draft proceedings of the Council of Safety from 18 January to 11 November 1776. Entries consist of date, members present, and general business. Includes motions not adopted which were later crossed out. Third volume contains an attendance roster. Clerk's minutes were recopied and expanded in the Proceedings series [MSA S0074]. Arranged chronologically.

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Maryland State Archives

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Maryland. Council of Safety

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By resolution of 18 July 1775, the Continental Congress recommended that each colony appoint a committee of safety "to superintend and direct all matters necessary for the security and defence of their respective colonies in the recess of their assemblies and conventions." A week later, the Convention of Maryland chose by ballot the Council of Safety of Maryland. Acting as an executive body, the council enforced its dictates and those of the Continental Congress through a system of ...