122 Journal and Correspondence

Liber C C

No. 22

p.8i

[Council to Richard Dallam Esqr.]

Sir Your Letter of the 21^st Inst, came to Hand this Day. The
Commissioners are directed by the Law, to give Certificates for the
Hire of Waggons &^ca and for Works and Labour done in carrying
the Act into Execution, so that we cannot consistent with our
Duty transmit you Money for those Services, the Law having pre-
scribed a different Mode of Payment. We have given M^r Paca an
Order on the Western Shore Treasurer in your Favor for 20,000£
on Account
It is not in our Power, at present to ascertain what is due to you,
when that can be done we will endeavour to pay you the Balance
if any.
[Council to Capt. George P. Keeports]

[ Shalloon
was a
closely wov-
en woolen
cloth. Rat-
teen was a
thick twill-
ed woolen
cloth]

Sir We received your Letter of the 21^st Ins^t and think it will be
best for you to have a sufficient Number of Shoes made for the Sol-
diers and to engage the Shoemakers of your Town to make them
for a certain Price and you must make the best Contract for the State
you can. You must have Coats made out of the Cloth suitable for
the Recruits and Coatees out of the Shalloons and Ratteens bought of
Dorsey and Hammond if the Recruits will take them in Lieu of
Cloth Coats. You must have as many Dozen Coat and Waistcoat
Buttons made as on a Calculation will be sufficient for the Officers
belonging to all the Regiments. We have enclosed you an Order on
the Collector of Baltimore County, for six thousand Pounds.
M^r Muir has Directions to supply you with Buttons made here for
the Soldiers Cloathing. Please to send us by the first Opportunity
a Return of the Military Stores under your Care.

Liber C B

No. 23
March 28
p. 129

Tuesday 28 March 1780

Present as on Yesterday.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Alex. Contee
Hanson Esq^r three thousand and fifty seven Pounds, ten shillings
due him as Judge of the Gen^l Court to the 1^st Instant per Account
passed by the Aud. Gen^l
That the said Treasurer pay to Stephen West Esq^r three thousand
seven hundred & fifty Pounds to be expended in Wood & other Neces-
saries for the support of the Board of Commissioners for Settling
public Accounts to be Accounted for.
That Henry Dickinson Esq^r Treasurer of the Eastern shore pay
over to Thomas Harwood Esq^r Treasurer of the western shore one
hundred and forty two thousand, two hundred and thirty five Pounds,
seventeen shillings & Eleven Pence to be Accounted for.
That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Patrick Lynch of 7^th
Regim^t one Shirt