Agency history record, 1774-1776.
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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 ...
Maryland (Colony). Convention.
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On April 19, 1774, the last proprietary Assembly adjourned and was prorogued by the governor until June 12, 1776, when it was dissolved. From June 1774 to November 1776, the Convention of Maryland, an extralegal assembly, served as the de facto government of Maryland. For convenience the sessions are numbered as separate conventions even though not all conventions were separately elected. Held between 22 and 25 June 1774, the First Convention was an informal meeting to f...
