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their Trouble and the Services they may render. We will
supply you by the first safe Opportunity with what Money we
apprehend may be sufficient to defray the Expenses of your
March up and furnish you with the continental Regulations
relative to Wages and Rations as soon as we can procure them.
The Assurances you give us that you will endeavour to
render all the Satisfaction you can to the Inhabitants of
Northampton County are very agreeable as we are fully con-
fident you will act correspondently to your profession which
will redound much to the Honour of your Province and reflect
deserved Encomiums on yourselves.
12 March 1776
[Talbot Committee to Council.]
In Committee. Talbot County 12th March 1776.
Gentlemen. It appearing to this Committee that it was the
intention of the last Convention that non-enrollers should pre-
vious to the first of this month, be informed of the alternative
given them; and the proceedings of that Convention not
having come to their hands until the third instant (on which
day they by advertisement gave public notice of the rule) They
conceive it would be extremely rigorous, and contrary to the
sence, though agreeable to the letter of the resolve of Con-
vention to proceed immediately to levy fines on, and Compel
the delivery of the arms of such non-enrollers. They there-
fore pray your advice in the premises with all convenient speed:
We are Gent Your mo. obedient Servants By order
Jas Lloyd Chamberlaine Chairman.
[MoLure and Howard to Council.]
Gentlemen. Baltimore 12 March
Being appointed by the Committee of Baltimore County to
procure waggons to convey the arms from Phil3 to your city,
we now send you eight Boxes arms & ten reems cartridge
paper, we have an order for a ton of lead, which please to
return by them.
We are most respectfully Gent your obligd obedt Servts.
John McLure. Jno E. Howard.
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