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the general congress, which they desired to see
annually renewed.
The promptness of Maryland was still more remarkable; for it could proceed only by a convention of its people.
But so universal was their zeal, so rapid their organization, that their provincial convention met at Annapolis on the twenty-second of June, and before any message had been received from Salem, they elected delegates to the congress.
With a modesty worthy of their courage, they apologized to Virginia for moving in advance; pleading as their excuse the inferiority of their province in extent and numbers, so that less time was needed to ascertain its sentiments.
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