288 "Journal of the Council"

Richard Fenwick appointed Inspector at St Inegoes Warehouse and Zephaniah Forrest
Inspector at Coles Warehouse in St Marys County
[p. 121 ] Reappointments of Inspectors in said County

Stephen Cawood ......... Chaptico and Hamburgh

John Shanks .......... Llewellins

Ignatius Abell .......... Leonard town

Henry Watts .......... Saint Marys

William Carpenter ........ Town Creek

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Benjamin Rumsey Fifty pounds for a
quarter's Salary as one of the Judges of the Court of Appeals due the 1st. instant.

Thursday 16. August 1792

The Council met.

Present as on yesterday.

The Auditor is requested to issue Certificates for Depreciation of pay to Samuel Hamilton
late a Serjeant in the first Maryland Regiment, and to John Richardson late a Drummer in the
sixth Maryland Regiment and deliver the same to the Treasurer of the western shore, to be
by him paid over as follows, the one issued in the name of Samuel Hamilton to him, and
the other to John Richardson Administrator of John Richardson.

[p. 122] Friday 24th. August 1792

The Council met.
Present Mr Brice

Mr Ridgely

Mr Stone

Mr Davidson

The Auditor is requested to issue a Certificate for the Depreciation of pay to Edward
Purdy late a soldier in the third Maryland Regiment, and deliver the same to the Treasurer
of the western shore, who is ordered to pay it to Henry Purdy Heir at Law and Adm'r
of the said Edward.

In Council August 24, 1792

Jane Urquhart of Ann Arundel County by her Petition to the Board sets forth that at
April Term last she was fined by the Justices of the County Court of the said County in two
presentments to the amount of three pounds fifteen shillings, the one for selling a small
quantity of Oats above the rates per gallon, and the other for selling a pint of Madeira Wine
for three shillings and nine pence (which also appears by a transcript from the Clerk of the
said County), that having supplied her house with the best Wine and Oats [p. 123] for
which she paid the highest prices, she could not by any means afford to charge less, and
even at those rates her profit was very small; she was likewise well informed that the Tavern
keepers in Annapolis and other places received at the same rate for similar articles. She
represents that she is very old and infirm and lives only by her industry, and therefore prays