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her Guns he may have them at their selling price in Balti-
more. One half the money to be paid down the rest if the
Purchaser desires it to be on three Months Credit he giving
Bond with Security
Jeremiah Randall a Private in Capt. Will Campbells Comp^y
of Matrosses being rendered incapable of any further Duty,
by long Sickness is discharged from said Company
Commissions issued to George Bayard app^d Major, John
Sudler Capt. Emory Prior 1 L^t Jacob Waters 2 Lieut. W^m
Brown Capt. Tho^s Roberts 2^d L^t John Sency Capt, John
Seager first Lieut James Thompson second Lieut, James
Holding Ensign of Capt. Tho. Harris's Comp^y Isaac Scriviner
Capt, John Young Keene first Lieut. Samuel Breese second
Lieut. Hugh Henry Ensign belonging to the fifth Batt. of
Militia in Queen Annes County also to Charles Downes Capt.
Peter Rich first Lieut, William Hackett second Lieut, Edward
Hargadine Ens. Jacob Ringgold Capt. Robert Walters first
Lieut, James Goodhan second Lieut, Francis Bright Ens.
Philemon Murphey second Lieut, of Capt. James Kents Com^y
Philemon Davis second Lieut. Lawrence Hall Ens. of Capt.
John Costin's Comp^y Levin Downes first Lieut William Banks
second Lieut, Thomas Duffey Ens. of Cap^t Nehem^a Nobles
Comp^y Nathan Browne first Lieut Samuel Dyer Betton second
Lieut of Capt. James Bordley's Comp^y belonging to the
twentieth Batt. of Militia in Queen Annes County
Commission issued to William Garland, of Talbot County
pointed Ens of a Comp^y of Militia drafted agreeable to the
Act of Assembly in such case made and Provided
Pass granted to John Chamberlaine a Sailor belonging to
the British Ships of War Mermaid to go to Philadelphia there
to deliver himself up to the Board of War in order to be ex-
changed in his Turn he being prevented from going with the
rest of the Crew by Sickness
Permission is given to the Rev^a James Jones Wilmer to go
from Baltimore or either of the Inletts in this State to France
or any of the Islands in the West Indies not under the
Dominion of the King of Great Britain
Commissions issued to Philip Walker and Thomas Hughlet
appointed Coroners for Caroline County

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p. 182

[Council to J. Gordon.]

In Council 31^st July 1778.
Sir.
There are two Hh^ds of Whiskey at Elk Ridge Landing in
one of Col^o John Dorsey's Warehouses, belonging to this