of the Council of Maryland, 1777-1778. 545

[Gates to Johnson.]

War Office March 20^th 1778
Sir
In a Letter just received from the Commissary General of
Prisoners, on his return from N. York, there is the following
Paragraph; I long to hear of the finishing of Fort Frederick ;
I verily believe it will have a greater Effect on the Treatment
of our Prisoners, then twenty remonstrances.
The Board cannot answer M^r Boudinot, agreeably to his
Wishes, without previously enquiring of your Excellency ;
whose Answer, they hope, will give full Satisfaction
I have the Honour to be
with great Respect,
Your very obed. Servt
Horatio Gates
President

C. C.
Original.

Saturday 21 March 1778.
Present as on yesterday

Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Richard
Murrow ten Pounds on Account for the use of the State Boat
the Plater
That the said Treasurer pay to Lieut William Judah four
hundred and fifty eight Pounds six Shillings and four Pence
Bal. due him per Acc^t passed the Board of Accounts 29^th Jan^y
last.
Ordered The western shore Treasurer pay to James Cal-
houn Esq^r nine hundred pounds on Account.
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt. Lilburn Williams five
hundred Dollars out of the money remitted by Congress for
the recruiting Service to be charged to the second Maryland
Regiment General Smallwood having in his Orders of the 2^d
March desired an Advance of money to him for that Purpose.
John Waters, Arthur Coffin of Ann Arundel County, Capt.
John Parker William Jenkins, and James Jones of Somerset
County took the Oath of Fidelity and Support to this State
according to the late Act & Cert^a given
Pardon granted to Joseph Jarvis son of John of Harford
County for Man Slaughter.
Whereas it Appears from a Deposition made before this
Board that Edward Tilghman son of Edward Tilghman hath
gone into Phil^a then and now in the Possession of the Enemy
and hath again returned into this State not having had any
Licence from the Governor and Council for his going to Phila-
delphia. It is therefore Ordered that the Sheriff of Queen
Annes County take the said Edward Tilghman the Son if in

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