142 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. J.

That two Gentlemen of the Committee of Observation for
Prince George's County be requested to receive the Records
at Queen Anne on Wednesday next, and conduct them from
thence, if a fair Day, to Upper Marlborough, when they are to
be lodged in the Store houses of Mess^rs Samuel Hepburn and
David Craufurd agreeable to an Order of this Council.
Adjourned till next Day 10 O'Clock.

No. 9.

[Council to Deputies in Congress.]

To the Deputies of Maryland in Congress
Feby 8 1776
Gentlemen :
Immediately on the receipt of M^r Alexander's of the 20^th of
Jan^y with the Resolution of the Congress we appointed Gen-
tlemen in each County of this Province to collect all the Gold
and Silver they could in their several counties, the amount of
which you shall be acquainted with as soon as we are informed
of it by them. We have also received a letter from Mess^rs
Paca and Alexander of the 2^nd of this month and are sorry to
find we are likely to be disappointed in our prospects of
getting cannon from New York or Philadelphia as they were
immediately wanted for carrying into Execution the Resolu-
tion of the Convention for fortifying the City of Annapolis
and Baltimore Town and as we are not certain whether M^r
Hughes, tho' he has already begun casting the nine pounders
with some success, may be able to comply with the contract
for the heavy cannon with the convention in time. Those pur-
chased by M^r Paca are intended for the Ship Defence which is

getting ready with all possible expedition. We are obliged to
you for the attention you have given to our request and the
resolution of the convention relative to the Plates and Paper
for the New Emission of paper money and should most readily
conform to your advice and agree to the striking the money
at Philadelphia by the persons you mention, but we think our-
selves in that particular ty'd up by the Resolve of the Con-
vention which requires that the Bills be printed and struck
under the direction of " two Freemen of the Province to be
appointed as supervisors by the Council of Safety who are to
receive 20/ p day " and it would be difficult to get two that
would attend at Philadelphia during the time of printing.
We have been long in the expectation of receiving the
Powder from Mess^rs Willing and Morris which they engaged
to supply us with and for which the money was lodged in
their hands but have not as yet been favored by them with any
thing on that Head, we need not acquaint you that it is an