532 Journal and Correspondence

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your Delay, and require you to push to this Place instantly on
your Receipt of this. No Excuse will be admitted.

We are &^ca
Cap^t Bennett Matthews or the
Command^g Officer of the Independence Galley

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Tuesday 10^th March 1778
Present as on yesterday

Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to John
Dawson one hundred and eighty Dollars for the recruiting
Service to be accounted for
That the said Treasurer pay to John Gibson Jun^r twelve
pounds on Account
That the said Treasurer pay to John Bullen five hundred
Pounds on Account.
Commissions Issued to Barton Lucas appointed Col Thomas
Williams Lieut. Col^o and Abraham Boyd Major of the Upper
Battalion Prince Georges Co^ty also to Patrick Sim Col Rezin
Beall Lieut Col. and Benjamin Hall Maj of the Middle Bat-
talion of Militia in Prince Georges County.
William Cooly, Charles Henwood, Richard Moreland of
Anne Arundel County and William Dimnoch of Dorchester
County took the Oath of Fidelity and Support to this State
according to the late Act and Certificates given
Ordered that Joshua Beall Esq^r Lieut of Prince Georges
County take into his Possession all Arms and Military Stores
in Prince Georges County, belonging to this State, an Account
of which he is to transmit to this Board and he is empowered
to Lodge with each of the Colonels of his County a small
Quantity of Powder & Lead that the same may be ready in
case there should be a sudden occasion for the same
It appearing from an Account Lodged here by William
Goldsmith that the Public is considerably indebted to him
which Account cannot now be settled
It is ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to the
said William Goldsmith fifty six pounds ten shillings and nine
pence on Account.
Ordered that the Sheriff of Prince Georges County pay to
Andrew Beall two hundred and forty Dollars on Account of
the Recruiting Service.

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Original.

[Henry to Johnson.]

York Town March 10^th 1778.
Dear Sir.
Upon the representation of Col. Samuel Smith who was
here last week, I obtained from Congress ten thousand Dollars