. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . movedto Charles county,purchasing a farmnear Port early espousedthe cause of his coun-try in the disputeswith the British gov-ernment, and waselected to the Conti-nental congress, whentwo members wereadded to the \land delegation, 8Dec., 1774, taking hisSeat on 15 May, July he was re-elected for a year longer, and again on 21 May, 1776,till the end of the next session of the Maryland delegates, notwithstanding their in-structions in favor of reconciliation, voted for theresolution of 15 May. 1770. del-lavin
. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . movedto Charles county,purchasing a farmnear Port early espousedthe cause of his coun-try in the disputeswith the British gov-ernment, and waselected to the Conti-nental congress, whentwo members wereadded to the \land delegation, 8Dec., 1774, taking hisSeat on 15 May, July he was re-elected for a year longer, and again on 21 May, 1776,till the end of the next session of the Maryland delegates, notwithstanding their in-structions in favor of reconciliation, voted for theresolution of 15 May. 1770. del-laving that the au-thovity of the crown had ceased. Late in June theinstructions were recalled, leaving them free to votefor the Declavation of Independence on 4 the same day Stone and his colleague* «en-re-elected without restrictions on theiv he bove no active part in the debates ofcongress, he served on committees that were in-trusted with important matters, such as the aug-mentation of the flying camp, the failure of the. Canada expedition, the consideration of some ofGen. Washingtons letters, and the elaboration nf ascheme of a confederacy, (.if the i-mumittee onconfederation, which was appointed on 12 June,177i. he was the only member from his re-elected to congress in February, he laboredin this committee till the articles of confederationwere finally settled on and agreed to by the voteof lo 1777. The Maryland convention re-fused to enter the confederacy, and expressed ahope that the unhappy difference with themother country might yet be declined a re-election to congress, and en-tered the Maryland senate, where he could be moreuseful to the patriotic cause. In 1783 he was againeld-ted 11 ei>!]_:ress. and in the session of 17M In-served on most of the important its close he acted as president pro fern-pore. He declined re-election, and devoted himselfthenceforth to his profession and to his
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