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in Case of Alarm depositing before they depart the Arms &^ca
delivered to them
Commissions issued Trueman Skinner app^d Lieut Col^o John
Dyer 2^d Lieut. Rich^d Clagett Ens.of Capt. Hezekiah Wheelers C^o
Nicholas Miles 2^d Lieut, Nicholas Brookes Ens. of Capt.
Henry Hill jun^r C^o John H. Beanes Capt, in the room of Robert
Bowie Robert Baden I Lieut, Thomas Hoye 2^d Lieut, Elex-
tious Boone Ens. Benjamin Wales Capt, in the room of John
Perry, Moses Orme 1 Lieut, Edward Lloyd Wailes 2^d Lieut,
William Grindle Ens. and Thomas Gautt jun^r 1 Lieut of Cap^t
Alex^r Howard McGuden C^o belonging to the Lower Batt of
Militia in Prince Georges County also to Josias Shaw Capt,
in the room of Joseph Carlton, William Moore 1 Lieut,
Thomas Boyd jun^r 2^d Lieut, Richard Cramphin Ens. Thomas
Beall Capt, in the room of Tho^s Richardson Isaac Walker
1 Lieut, John Crow 2^d Lieut, Richard Walker Ens. Jacob
Duvall 1 Lieut, Thomas Lyles 2^d Lieut, Mordecai Jacobs
Ens. of Capt. Marsh M. Duvall's Co. Joseph Jones Capt, in
the room of Henderson Magruder, Basil Belt 1 Lieut, Richard
Lyles 2^d Lieut, & Josiah Belt Ens. belonging to the Upper
Batt of Militia in Prince Georges County and also to Joseph
White Clagget Captain in the room of Humphry Belt, Wil-
liam Nicholls 1 Lieut, Edward Lanham Capt, in the room of
John Cassey, Anthony Hardy 1 Lieut Rich^d Claxon 2 Lieut,
Nathaniel Wilson jun^r Ens and John Tinnerly 2 Lieut of Capt.
Mich^l Lower Co. in the Middle Batt of Militia in Prince Georges
County

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[Council to H. Hooper.]

In Council Annapolis 24^th May 1779
Sir
We have ordered you by M^r Bryan 300^lb Lead & 500 Flints;
we cannot well spare any Powder from hence, having sent
away all but what may eventually be necessary, and, consider-
ing that Baltimore would be the first Object, we have sent our
Arms thither except about 600 Stand which we have kept here;
the second Object, doubtless, of the Enemy, which may secure
us against an Attack by a small Force only. We see by your
Return 13^th March, you had 3 Half Barr^ls & 5 Quarter Casks
of good Musquet Powder & 165 good Musquets; these, with
the common Guns in the Hands of the People, we hope will
be fully sufficient against any little Parties which may land on
your Shores and we cannot think its probable that you will
have a more formidable Force to encounter
We are &^ca
Henry Hooper Esq^r
L^t of Dorchester County