of the Council of Safety, 1775-76. 171

Resolve of the last Convention are to provide Houses for their

respective Companies and such Sums of Money are to be
advanced out of the Treasury of that Shore where the Com-
pany may be stationed by Permission of the Council of Safety,
as may be necessary for the Purpose. Capt. Gunby will there-
fore procure Houses for his Men upon the best Terms he can,
and advise us thereof that we may give him an Order for the
Money on the Eastern Shore Treasurer if it should be neces-
sary to advance any: but as it will be expedient the Station of
that Company should be first ascertained, and as we are not so
well acquainted with your County as to determine satisfactorily
to ourselves and most advantageously to you upon a particular
Place where it might reasonably be expected the Troops would
render the greatest Service, so we should be glad if the Com-
mittee of Observation would take the Matter into Considera-
tion and give us their sentiments upon it, and as in all Proba-
bility we shall approve of the Station recommended by them
we would have the Captain engage proper and necessary
Houses there immediately.
As Bedding is an extreme scarce Article, where we have
had an Opportunity we have preferred the Captains of the
several Companies to endeavour to furnish their Men with new
Blankets, but where they were not to be had, with such as
could be got in the Neighbourhood, tho' a little worn, upon
reasonable Terms, the new not exceeding 15/ or the others
12/6. If Capt Gunby's men are yet unprovided we would
have him adopt that Method as the best under our Circum-
stances & will answer his Drafts for them.
It is very ambiguous from any Thing that appears in the
Proceedings of the Convention who are to find fuel for the
Troops, and as we conceive the Captains respectively can most
advantageously provide that necessary Article so we request
Capt Gunby will take the direction of that Matter for his
Company and occasionally advise us of the Expense that it
may be properly defrayed.
We have confidence in your Recommendation of M^r James
Geoghagan and therefore shall be obliged to him to supply
the Company with Provisions until the Contractor (to whose
notice we will recommend him) can do it.
17^th Feb^y, 1776

[Barrister Carroll to Council.]

Mount Clare Feb^y 19^th 1776
Gen^t I had this morning some conversation with Dr.
Weesenthal, and inclosed I send you what he wrote me in
consequence of it. I do not recollect that we have any Power
on removal of the troops to increase his saleary. The drugs

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