of the Council of Safety, 1775-76. 203

Commissions issued to James Brice appointed Captain St.

George Peale 1 Lt. Frederick Green 2^d L^t and Nicholas Mac-
cubbin Junior Ensign of an independent Company in the City
of Annapolis.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Charles Wallace Esq^r one hundred and fifty pounds Currency
for money advanced by him to Cap^t Barton Lucas for Inlist-
ment and Subsist money, on his producing said Lucas's Receipt
for that Sum and lodging the same with the Treasurer.
Adjourned till 3 O'Clock & met pursuant to Adjournm^t

The public Service requiring that the Regular Troops now
in Annapolis be armed as quick as possible, Ordered, That
Captain William Hyde deliver up to Major Thomas Price the
80 Stand of public Armes now in the Possession of the said
Captain Hyde or of his Company of Militia together with all
Things belonging to said eighty Stand of Arms and that a
Receipt be given by said Major Price for the same, or such
part thereof as may be delivered, and that said Major Thomas
Price return a List to the Council of what Arms &c. he may
receive.
Copies of Letter N^o 31 was sent to the several Committees
of Observation for Frederick County respectively.
Adjourned till next Day 9 O'Clock.

C. S. J.

[Council to Frederick Committees.]

To the Committees of Observation for the several Districts of
Frederick County.
Gentⁿ You heretofore received from the Council of Safety
an Order to collect all the Public Arms in your District, and
return a State thereof — the Public Service now requires
that they should be sent down to Annapolis as soon as pos-
sible — We therefore request you to send whatever Public
Arms may be in your Custody or Power to us in Annapolis
by Captain Stricker's Company or under a Guard, and what-
ever Expence may be incurred shall be fully reimbursed
6^th March 1776

[Dugan to Council.]

Baltimore 6^th March 1776.
Gentⁿ Your fav^r is now before me, desiring my bakeing
the remainder of your flour as quick as possible, which I am
not able to do on acco^t of the low price you have allowed, this
last three months we have sunk considerable money in bake-

C. S. C.

No. 31.