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general sentiment of the people here that Capt Squires should
not be supplied with provision & I hope he will not be per-
mitted to seize the new england sloop.
I am respectfully Gen( Yr mot obdt Servt
Balt. Town March loth 1776. Charles Carroll
[Beall to Council.]
Bladensburgh 10th March 1776.
Gentlemen, on the receipt of your letter of the 8th instant
I had ordered my Battalion to rendevous about half way
between this & Queen Ann. But as we yesterday evening &
this morning recd at this place 51 whole & one broken barrel
& twenty kegs of gun powder & twelve muskets, I have
altered the place of rendevous to this town. As by your
orders I am to hold my Battalion in readiness to march at a
moments warning I shall keep them or such part of them as
can be tollerably armed, on duty till I receive your farther
orders thereon: I hope by the return of this messenger I
shall receive your orders as well with respect to my conduct in
keeping the whole or a part of the Battalion on duty, as like-
wise with respect to the disposition of the powder, as it may
not be altogether safe to keep the powder near the navigable
waters; if there should not be an immediate call for it, I
think Snowdens iron works would be a proper place to lodge
it, as it will be nearly convenient to Annapolis Baltimore & this
place.
I am Gentn your most Obedt Huml Servt
Josa Beall.
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[Baltimore Committee to Council.]
Baltimore 9 oClock Sunday morng
Gentn Our Committee have reced through Mr Carroll your
favor of 1 2 oClock last night, he has wrote our Sentiments.
We have just got the Defence & her Prize safe anchord at the
Point. If you want any assistance from us in men we will fly
to your assistance. Pray send the Lead we wrote for.
We are Genl yr mo obedt Servt Will™ Lux
And. Buchanan Jr Toy Chase
Jno Smith Wm Buchanan
We are sorry to inform you that 4 out of 5 cannon at Mr
Hughes burst & killed poor Matthews. Mr Smith is just retd
To the Honble the Council of Safety of Md
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