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said sum of two hundred pounds by M^r Samuel Godman, and
the Committee of Elk Ridge will be responsible for the same.
The Committee have already advanced about Fifty pounds
for the support of the Elk Ridge Battalion after being called
on to go to Balt. Town. Signed p order.
Thomas Dorsey cha^rn

C. S. C.

Tuesday 12^th March 1776.
Council met. Present as yesterday.

Copy of Letter N^o 54 was sent to the Committee of Obser-
vation of Baltimore County.
Copy of Letter N^o 55 was sent to Captains William Henry
and James Kent, of the Minute Companies in Virginia.
Adjourned 'till next Day 9 "'Clock.

C. S. J.

[Council to Baltimore Committee.]

To the Committee of Observation for
Baltimore County.
Gentⁿ
We have impatiently expected Information from your town
of the Arrival of the Gun Powder and Arms from Philadelphia
& having no regular Intelligence from you, do not know they
are safe altho' we hear they are arrived. We request if they
are, you will secure the Powder in the best Manner and imme-
diately send down the Arms in Waggons with what Cartouch-
Boxes, Belts and Gun-Slings can be spared under a Guard to
this City.
12 March 1776

C. S. C.

No. 54.

[Council to Henry and Kent.]

To Captains Henry & Kent.
Gentⁿ
We have received your Favor of the 28^th February com-
municating the agreeable Information that our Letter of the
14^th had given much Satisfaction to you and your respective
Companies, and also that you had arrived at your Station
after a long and fatiguing March in good Health and Spirits
— and are sorry it is not in our Power to make Provision for
those Gentlemen who at your Request attended you in the
Characters of Physicians; however we assure you we will
represent the Matter to the next Convention and do not doubt
they will take it into Consideration and compensate them for

No. 55.