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he had them in his pocket, given by Cap^t Cook. I asked
him if he wou'd let me see them he told me no, I then asked
him his Reason for not showing them to me he told me that
it was Cap' Cooks Orders that he shou'd let no man see them.
If I had acted in a line of my duty shoud have put him
under Arrest, but Concluded Cap^t Cook had given such Orders
& did not Chose at that time to enter into disputes with any
officer belonging to the State.
Had Cap^t Cook Apply'd to me or aney officer at the Fort
he might have had every Vessell Stop't without putting him-
self to the trouble of sending his mate there, which I took in
no other light then insulting me, but as I did not know what
your Orders were, did not Act in the same manner as I shoud
otherwise have done, as I am Confident you wou'd not allow
aney officer in the State to be Ill treated unless he deserved
it) cant imagine you gave Cap^t Cook Orders to Act as he did.
I am Sir
Your m^o Oblidged
Hhble Serv^t
Nath^l Smith

C. B.

Tuesday July 8^th 1777.

Present as on yesterday.
That the western shore Treasurer pay to John Good twenty
seven pounds, seven shillings and six pence due on Acc^t
passed.
That the said Treasurer pay to W^m Terrence Nineteen
pounds seventeen shillings & six pence due on Acc^t passed.
John Good who was of the Light Infantry Company of
Smallwoods Battalion being unable for further Duty is hereby
discharged.
William Terrence who was of the Light Infantry Company
of Smallwoods Battalion being unable for further Duty is
hereby discharged.
Ordered That, the western shore Treasurer pay to Robert
Miles Nine pounds Curr^y due on Acc^t passed.
That the said Treasurer pay to Peter Littig seventeen
pounds sixteen shillings and six pence and also the further
Sum of one pound five shillings and six pence due on Acc^ts
passed by the board of Acc^ts
That the said Treasurer pay to Cap^t: Campbell Three hun-
dred and forty eight pounds, three shillings and six pence
Cur^y due to his Comp^y for Deficiency of Cloathing allowed for
the present year ending first of Jan^y next.
That the said Treasurer pay to Robert I. Smith sixty five
pounds amo^t of Acc^t passed by the Board.