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carry the whole. What method to fall upon I am greatly at a
loss, and must submitt the mode to the Council of Safety and

the Legislature. I am Gent. Your most obed^t Serv^t
And. Buchanan.
The Hon^ble Council of Safety Annapolis

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Tuesday, Feb^ry 11^th 1777
Council met. Present as on yesterday.
Ordered That the Western Shore Treasurer pay to Thomas
Bond & John Taylor four Pounds Seventeen Shillings and
Nine pence
That the said Treasurer pay to Nicholas Thomas Six
pounds for the use of James Woulds.
That the said Treasurer pay to Doc^t Richard Tootel Thirty
four Pounds. Ordered That Charles Wallace Paymaster, Pay
to Doct^r B. Tabbs Thirty Pounds for two months Pay (as Sur-
geon to the Regulars.
Ordered That the Western Shore Treasurer pay to George
Gordon Eight Pounds for 2 Guns.
That the said Treasurer pay to Captain Thomas Walker
One hundred and fifty Pounds.
Adjourned till next Day 10 ^oClock.

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[Stephen Steward to Council.]

Gentellmen. Tuesday Morning the 11 of Feb^y 1777.
I send you two fine Boats to carey the soulgers over the
Bay in order to man them I am oblige to put in two sailer
negros. If thare is the lest danger of losing them I shall be
oblige to you to send them back again, as I would not take
less than two hundred pound for each of them, they are as
fine fellows as ever crost the sea. If you should not want the
boats pleas to order them back till I can get proper guns for
to fix in them. M^r Sam Dorsey has promest to let me have
20 swivels the beginning of next week. I wish you would
indulge me as far as to right to him not to let any bodey have
any till I git as maney as will fix out the Galley and the
largest armed boat.
I am Gentillmen your most obedient Serv^t
Stephen Steward.
The Honrebell Counsel of Saftey.

Original.

[Hancock to Council.]

Baltimore, Feby. 11, 1777.
Gentlemen. I have it in Charge from Congress to Request
that the State of Maryland may be fully and constantly Rep-