The nine months' term of the Georgia delegates (Hall and Walton) having expired Nov. 2, they retired from Congress, but waited in Philadelphia for new credentials (see nos. 199, 215). Nevertheless Hall continued to act with the committee of Sept. 25, for he signed a letter of the committee Nov. 4 (Library of Congress, Papers Cont. Cong., no. 58, f. 409, the same committee from whom emanated the letter of Oct. 7, in Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., II. 925, III. 248). Information of their re-election had reached them Dec. 10 (see no. 240), and on the strength of this Walton attended Dec. 12 (the day of adjournment from Philadelphia to Baltimore). Dec. 20 (the day Congress met at Baltimore) the new credentials were produced, and it is presumed that both Hall and Walton (and probably also Nathan Brownson) were in attendance. At all events, Hall was in attendance Dec. 25, for Oliver Wolcott wrote to his wife on that day: "I am conveniently Situated in this Place and Lodge with a couple of Friends, Dr. Hall formerly of Connecticut and Mr. Ellery of R Island" (Conn. Hist. Soc., Oliver Wolcott Papers, II. 29). In the Journals for 1777 Hall's name appears but three times, and in these three instances (committee appointments Jan. 20, Feb. 4, 5) "Mr. Hall" is interpreted by the editor of the Journals as being John Hall of Maryland. John Hall was not a member of Congress in 1777. From Nov. 12, 1776, to Feb. 4, 1777, he was in the Maryland Council of Safety (see Arch. of Md., XII. 438, 440, XVI. 82, 85, 92, 100, 184). The remark of Harrison (no. 295), "My compliments to Walton... I have a wish that his country was represented, but alas it is not", is probably to be understood as indicating the absence of Lyman Hall at the time (Jan. 8). Certainly Brownson was present (he received committee appointments Jan. 3 and 9); and both Brownson and Hall must have been present about Jan. 19, for Samuel Chase speaks (no. 318) of the "delegates". In any case, Harrison appears to have been in error in stating that Georgia was not represented, inasmuch as one delegate had the power to represent the state (see the credentials of Feb. 2, 1776, in the Journals, May 20, 1776). The last mention of Hall in the Journals is the committee appointment of Feb. 5, but a letter from Hall and Brownson to Samuel Stirk, Feb. 11 (Library of J. Pierpont Morgan, Declaration of Independence, vol. 11.), shows that he was yet in attendance. (John Adams mentions in his Diary, Works, II. 433, that "Mr. Hall" was one of a supper party Feb. 7, and again Feb. 8, but as Adams usually speaks of the Georgia delegate as "Dr. Hall", this may not have been Lyman Hall.) Hall probably left Congress shortly after Feb. 11, for the remarks of Thomas Burke (see nos. 380, 384, 503) indicate that he had withdrawn before Feb. 24. He was at all events in Georgia early in May following; for he was present in the Georgia assembly when the quarrel between Gwinnett and Lachlan McIntosh culminated in the challenge, May 15, 1777, and he wrote a letter to Roger Sherman May 16, with a continuation June 1, giving an account of the duel (Library of J. Pierpont Morgan, Declaration of Independence, II.; see also Jones, Biographical Sketches, pp. 63, 99).

John Houstoun.

Elected: (See vol. I.); Feb. 2, 1776; Oct. 9, 1776.

Did not attend in 1776 or 1777.

Edward Langworthy.

Elected: June 7, 1777

Attended: Nov. 17 to Dec. 31, 1777.

Langworthy's name follows that of his colleague, Joseph Wood, on the resolution of secrecy (see under Richard Law) and was probably appended on the day of his first attendance.

George Walton.

Elected: (See vol. I.); Feb. 2, 1776 (for the term of nine months);
Oct. 9, 1776 (for the year ensuing); June 7, 1777.

Attended: (See vol. I.); July 5 (?) to Nov. 2, 1776; Dec. 12, 1776;
Apr. 18 (or earlier) to Oct. 9, 1777.

Although the first mention of Walton in the Journals is July 17, there are evi-
dences pointing to his attendance as early as June 29 (see vol. I.). The
Journals, together with letters of the marine committee signed by him (see
Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., I. 784, 1106, II. 1113, III. 671), indicate consecu-
tive attendance until Nov. 2. Concerning the interval from Nov. 2 to Dec. 12,
see under Lyman Hall. When Congress adjourned to Baltimore, Dec. 12,
Walton remained in Philadelphia, and Dec. 21 was appointed on a committee

(Morris, Clymer, and Walton) to execute continental business in Philadelphia. Jan. 24 he was directed to repair (with George Taylor) to Easton, Pennsylvania, on a mission to the Indians (see the Journals, Jan. 24, Feb. 8, 18, 24, 27). He had returned to Philadelphia by Feb. 20 (his letter of Feb. 20, read in Congress Feb. 24, was written in Philadelphia; see also no. 377). He does not appear however to have resumed his seat in Congress until about the middle of April (see no. 446), that is, until a month or more after the latter's return to Philadelphia. He is not, indeed, mentioned in the Journals until May 8. Burke remarks in his letter of May 23 (no. 553), that Walton's attendance had been interrupted by illness, and seems to suggest that he had only recently resumed his seat. This must however have taken place before the departure of Brownson, which was on May 1 or 2. As Walton is not recorded as voting between Aug. 23 and Sept. 16 (that is, his name is not among the yeas and nays Aug. 25, 27, Sept. 9, 10, 11), he was probably absent during most of this period. Both Walton and Brownson are last recorded among the yeas and nays Aug. 25, 27, Sept. 9, 10, 11), he was probably absent and Walton at least left Philadelphia the next day (see Harnett to Wilkinson, Oct. 10, N. C. State Recs., XI. 781).

Joseph Wood.

Elected: June 7, 1777.

Attended: Nov. 17 to Dec. 31, 1777.

Wood probably signed the resolution of secrecy (see under Richard Law) on the day of his first attendance, or shortly thereafter. His name follows that of Clingan and precedes that of his colleague, Edward Langworthy. Wood's name does not appear among the yeas and nays Nov. 28 and Dec. 8; therefore he may have been absent for ten days or more at this time. He appears to have been present Dec. 11 (see the Journals).

MARYLAND.

Robert Alexander.

Elected: (See vol. I.); May 21, 1776; July 4, 1776 (see under Chase).
Attended: (See vol. I.) It does not appear that Alexander attended
Congress under either of these elections.

Charles Carroll (" Barrister ").

Elected: Nov. 10, 1776.

Attended: Dec. 7 (or earlier), 1776, to Jan. 19 (or later), 1777.
The Journals nowhere, either in 1776 or 1777, mention Charles Carroll (Barris-
ter), except in quoting the Maryland credentials of Nov. 10, 1776 (and that
item is indexed under Charles Carroll of Carrollton). That he was in
Congress as early as Dec. 7, 1776, is shown by his letter of that date (no. 237),
and it is possible that he was one of the two delegates recorded in the
Journals as attending Nov. 19. In view, however, of Chase's statement Nov.
21 (no. 219) this does not seem probable (see the note under Rumsey).
Letters from the Maryland council to Stone and Johnson, Dec. 12 (see no.
237, n. 3), show that he was in attendance just before the adjournment from
Philadelphia, but Rumsey's statement in his letter of Dec. 19 (no. 248) indi-
cates that both Carroll and Tilghman had taken their departure before the
adjournment. The inference from Carroll's letter of Dec. 21 (no. 251),
written from his home near Baltimore, is, however, that he had joined
Congress upon its assembling in Baltimore, That he was in attendance about
the end of December is shown by a letter of the Maryland council, Jan. 1,
1777: "Mr. Carroll from Congress writes", etc. (Arch. of Md., XVI. 4),
and Chase's letter of Jan. 3 (no. 268) mentions Carroll as in attendance at
that time, as does also a letter of Capt. George Cook, Jan 19 (see no. 318,
notes 2 and 3). Carroll probably left shortly after Jan. 19, for Chase, in
his letter of Jan. 31 (no. 327), as also in a letter of Jan. 26 (see no. 327,
note 3), pressed earnestly for a representation (cf. no. 332). This would
mean the absence of Carroll, even if Paca were present, which is uncertain.
Carroll's signature to the resolution of secrecy (see vol. I., no. 363, n. 2)
follows that of George Clymer and precedes that of Jonathan Elmer. Cly-
mer's signature was doubtless appended within the period of about three
weeks before Congress adjourned from Philadelphia to Baltimore, and Car-

roll's was probably appended at the same time; but as Elmer's signature may have been appended at any time between Jan. 3 and Feb. 4, no definite inference can be drawn from this signature relative to Carroll's attendance. Charles Carroll of Carrollton.

Elected: July 4, 1776; Feb. 15, 1777.

Attended: July 17 to Aug. 10 (?), 1776; May 5 to July 21 (?), 1777;
Sept. 27 to Oct. 16 (or later), 1777.

Carroll came to Philadelphia July 17 (see no. 26, note 4) and doubtless attended
the same day. The only other evidences in the Journals of his attendance
during 1776 are two committee appointments July 18. He signed a delegation
letter with Chase July 27 (no. 41), and letters from the Maryland council
Aug. 2 and 9 (Arch. of Md., XII. 161, 190, dated "July" in each instance),
the latter in particular, lead to the inference that Carroll was then in Congress
(see the note under Johnson). That he was one of those who left Congress
about Aug. 10 to attend the Maryland convention (see no. 73) seems also
evident. He took his seat in the Maryland convention Aug. 17 (Force, Am.
Arch., fifth ser., III. 89; Rowland, Life of Carroll, I. 186), where he con-
tinued until its adjournment, Nov. 11. In Rowland, Life of Carroll, I. 197,
it is said that Carroll was doubtless in attendance when Congress met at
Baltimore, but as he was not re-elected Nov. 10 he was not again entitled to
a seat in Congress until after the election of Feb. 15, 1777. The credentials
were presented Feb. 18, and there is no evidence that Carroll took his seat
between that date and the removal from Baltimore, Feb. 27. Besides, he was
during this period (until Apr. 20) in the Maryland assembly (see Life of
Carroll, I. 197, 199; cf. Arch. of Md., XVI. 107, 189, 192, 193). A letter
of his, dated at Annapolis, Feb. 1, is in the Emmet Collection (no. 5774). He
appears to have taken his seat in Congress May 5 (see Life of Carroll, I.
203). The Journals show his attendance from May 7 to July 15, or there-
abouts, and it is presumed that he left upon the arrival of Chase, July 21.
He had, at all events, departed before Aug. 12 (see no. 588). Sept. 7 he wrote
that he would go to Congress if Mr. Smith should leave (Life, I. 215), but
Sept. 14, writing from General Smallwood's headquarters, he indicated that
he might return home. Sept. 22 he was however on his way to attend
Congress (no. 652; also Life of Carroll, I. 217), and Sept. 27 he was in
attendance at Lancaster (no. 652, note 3). The Journals show his attendance
until Oct. 16, but he had taken his departure before Oct. 22 (see Life, I. 217,
221, 232; he is not recorded among the yeas and nays Oct. 23).

Samuel Chase.

Elected: (See vol. I.); May 21, 1776 (“until the end of the next session of Convention": see Force, Am. Arch., fourth ser., V. 1589, VI. 462); July 4, 1776 (“untill the next Convention shall make farther order therein "); Nov. 10, 1776 ("until the first Day of March next, or until the General Assembly shall make further order therein "); Feb. 15, 1777 (limit not specified).

Attended: (See vol. I.); July 17 to Aug. 10 (?), 1776; Sept. 16 (?)28, 1776; Nov. 19 to Dec. 12, 1776; Jan. 2 (or earlier) to Feb. 27, 1777; July 21 to Oct. 16 (or later), 1777. Although the Maryland credentials were not laid before Congress until July 18, Chase was placed on a committee July 17, and he himself says in a letter to General Gates, July 18: "On yesterday, I came to Congress with Mr. Carroll " (Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., I. 410). In the same letter he says: "I am compelled to return to Maryland on the 8th of August." He was however in Congress Aug. 9 (see no. 68; also Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., I. 864; cf. no. 115), and he probably remained until Aug. 10 (cf. no. 71, note 2), taking his departure Sunday, Aug. 11. At all events, on Monday Aug. 12 only Stone among the Maryland delegates remained (see no. 73), Chase and Paca, and doubtless also Charles Carroll of Carrollton, having gone to attend the Maryland convention, Aug. 14 (Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., III. 83). Sept. II the delegates, or any three of them", were ordered to repair to Congress and join Thomas Stone (ibid., p. 109); accordingly, Chase, Paca, and Johnson left Annapolis Sept. 12 or 13 (they are recorded as absent from the convention Sept. 13; see ibid., p. 110), and were doubtless in attendance at Congress by Monday Sept. 16. These three, together with Stone, signed a letter to the council Sept. 20 (Arch. of Md., XII. 292; Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., II.

407), and Chase wrote to Gates Sept. 21: "I came from Annapolis ten
days ago
(ibid., p. 429). Chase and Paca again left Philadelphia Sunday
Sept. 29 (letter of Stone, Sept. 30, Arch of Md., XII. 311; Force, Am. Arch.,
fifth ser., II. 601), and resumed their seats in the convention Oct. 2 (ibid.,
III. 114). Chase was one of those who attended Nov. 19, with the credentials
of Nov. 10. He had arrived in Philadelphia on the afternoon of Nov. 18
(see no. 216). Chase_doubtless remained in Philadelphia until the adjourn-
ment of Congress to Baltimore, Dec. 12 (see no. 241), but he had evidently
departed before Saturday, Dec. 14 (see a letter from Amos Taylor, written
from Philadelphia on that day, addressed to Chase and Paca, Force, Am. Arch.,
fifth ser., III. 1214). He was in Annapolis Dec. 24 (no. 258; see also a letter
written from "Strawberry Mount," Dec. 24, in Arch. of Md., XII. 552), but
was again in Congress Jan. 2 (see the Journals; also no. 288), possibly earlier.
The Journals, his letters, etc., show that he attended consecutively until
Congress adjourned from Baltimore, Feb. 27 (a letter of that date to the
Maryland council is in Arch. of Md., XVI. 153). He did not attend Congress
again until July 21 (see the Journals), but appears to have attended constantly
from that time until Oct. 16, and probably a few days later. He is recorded
as voting that day, but does not appear in the next record of yeas and nays,
Oct. 23. He took his seat in the Maryland house of delegates Oct. 31 (cf.
no. 679).

Thomas Johnson, jr.

Elected: (See vol. I.); May 21, 1776; July 4, 1776; Nov. 10, 1776.
Attended: (See vol. I.); Sept. 16 (?) to Oct. 4 (?), 1776.

Johnson does not appear to have taken his seat in Congress under the election of
July 4 until instructed by the Maryland convention (Sept. 11) to repair
thither (see under Chase). Letters from the Maryland council to the
delegates Aug. 2 and 9 (cited under Carroll of Carrollton), the latter in
particular, suggest that Johnson was then in Congress, but the inference may
be wrong, for no other evidence of his attendance in Congress during August
has been found. He was, at all events, in Frederick July 22 and 23 (Arch. of
Md., XII. 92, 109, 113; Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., I. 490, 522, 570), and he
had taken his seat in the Maryland convention Aug. 30 (ibid., III. 97). Inas-
much as Stone mentions only the departure of Chase and Paca Sept. 29
(letter of Sept. 30 cited under Chase), it is presumed that Johnson (appointed
on a committee Sept. 24 which made its report Sept. 27) did not depart for
the convention until a few days later. He took his seat in that body Oct. 7
(ibid., p. 117) and remained until Nov. 8 (ibid., p. 175). Although urged
to resume his seat in Congress (see no. 237, note 3) he did not do so (see
Arch. of Md., XII. 524, 533, 540, 543, 550, 557; Force Am. Arch., fifth ser.,
III. 1239, 1289, 1307, 1395, 1457).

William Paca.

Elected: (See vol. I.); May 21, 1776; July 4, 1776; Nov. 10, 1776;
Feb. 15, 1777.

Attended: (See vol. I.); July 5 to Aug. 10 (?), 1776; Sept. 16. (?)-
28, 1776; Nov. 21 to Dec. 12 (?), 1776; Jan. 16 (?) to Feb. 27 (?),
1777; May 5 (?) to June 28, 1777; Aug. 13 (or earlier)-22, 1777.
Although there are but few positive records of Paca's presence in Congress
during the summer of 1776, these few indicate that he was probably in con-
stant attendance until he left, about Aug. 10 (see under Chase), to attend the
Maryland convention. Stone says in a postscript to his letter of July 12
(no. 15): "Our Province is now unrepresented tho matters of the last conse-
quence are coming on. I pray one of the Delegates may be desired to attend.
Mr. Paca is out which occasions me alone to address you." (The representa-
tion of the state was effected by the attendance of Chase July 17.) Paca
was appointed on a committee July 17, and, in conjunction with Stone, signed
a delegation letter July 22 (Arch. of Md., XII. 93). July 30 Stone wrote:
"My brothers are engaged in other business and the Post is going, so that
their signatures must be dispensed with" (ibid., XII. 147). The "brothers"
were of course Paca and Chase. The council letters of Aug 2 and 9 (cited
under Carroll of Carrollton and Johnson) indicate that Paca was in Congress
when those letters were written. His departure for the convention, return

to Congress, and departure for the convention again (in August and September) appear to have been, in each instance, in company with Chase. His return to Congress after the adjournment of the convention was Nov. 21 (see no. 219). Nov. 22 he was appointed on a committee (Paca, Witherspoon, and Ross) to confer with General Washington, and the committee departed for camp on the morning of Nov. 25 (see no. 226, and Hancock to Washington, Nov. 24, Force, Am. Arch., fifth ser., III. 825; also the note under Witherspoon). It is uncertain just when the committee returned (cf. the Journals, Nov. 27; also the committee's expense account, ibid., Jan. 18, 1777), for the army moved from Newark Nov. 28. Paca was, at all events, in Congress Dec. 7 (see nos. 237, 238), if not Dec. 6 (see no. 236). From this time until May, 1777, Paca's record, whether in Congress or elsewhere, is exceedingly meagre. It does not appear that he went at once to Baltimore when Congress adjourned thither (see nos. 248, 251), and the statements of Chase, Jan. 3 and 8 (nos. 288, 294), and Hancock, Jan. 14 (no. 304), that Maryland was still without a representation, show clearly that Paca had not yet reappeared in Congress; for besides Chase, Charles Carroll (Barrister) was in attendance. However, Paca had presumably taken his seat by Jan. 16, as he was given a committee appointment that day (see, however, the Journals, p. 40 n., where it is stated that the "corrected journal" gives Paine as the appointee; Paca is probably correct, for Paine was certainly not then in Congress). Chase's statements, Jan. 26 and 31 (see no. 327 and note 3), as also Hooper's remarks, Feb. 1 (no. 332), give the decided impression that Chase was then alone in the delegation. The reasonable inference from John Adams's mention of Paca among the few delegates remaining over from the first Congress (see no. 361) is that Paca was then (Feb. 17) in attendance; yet, when the new credentials are presented, Feb. 18, it is Chase who is recorded as attending and presenting them (although he was already in attendance), while Paca is not mentioned (cf. the notes under Rumsey and Smith). Maryland evidently had a representation in Congress Feb. 26 and 27 (see nos. 384, 385, 387), but under the credentials of Feb. 15 (in the Journals, Feb. 18) two delegates constituted a representation, and Rush's note (no. 385) would indicate that only two were present, as he records that the Maryland vote was divided. The other delegate besides Chase was probably William Smith. Paca probably resumed his seat in Congress May 5; for Rumsey, having written to the Maryland council, May 3: "I only wait for the Arrival of Mr. Paca to decamp, he is not yet arrived" (Arch. of Md., XVI. 239), obtained leave of absence May 5. At all events, Maryland must have had its representation May 13 (see no. 490), the delegates in attendance being Paca and Charles Carroll of Carrollton. The first positive record of his presence is, however, his letter of May 24 (no. 505; see also Arch. of Md., XVI. 263, 266). He was doubtless in attendance until June 28 (see no. 520 and the Journals, June 13, 28), but was evidently absent June 30 (Maryland is set down as absent that day), and he does not again appear in the Journals until Aug. 13 (yeas and nays; he is not in the record of yeas and nays Aug. 8). He left Congress Aug. 22, evidently during the session, for he wrote to the council, evidently from Chester Town, Sunday Aug. 24 (dated erroneously, "Sunday, 25 Aug. 1777"): "I came here last Friday Evening to take up my family to Philadelphia" (Arch of Md., XVI. 334; see also ibid., pp. 352, 358, 364, 410, and nos. 609, n. 3, 610, n. 3). He had not, however, returned to Congress Sept. 26, for on that day he wrote to Governor Johnson: Having done all I could for our State under the Circumstances I shall now prepare for Congress (Maryland Historical Society, Red Book, IV. 96). It is doubtful, however, whether he returned to Congress as planned, for the Journals do not record his attendance again until the end of 1778. In the Journals, under Oct. 17 (p. 815 n.), it is stated that parts of a report then presented are in Paca's writing; but this is incorrect; the writing is that of Samuel Chase.

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John Rogers.

Elected: (See vol. I.); May 21, 1776.

Attended: (See vol. I.); July 5 (?)—, 1776.

Although Rogers appears to have been in attendance July 4, no record of later attendance has been found. He was not included in the election of July 4, and therefore must have withdrawn as soon as the result of that election became known to him. He had evidently withdrawn before July 12, for Stone, in his letter of that date (see under Paca), speaks of Paca as the only delegate present besides himself.