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hend there may be a considerable risque in sending it to the

Treasurer of the Western Shore at this time, this account
would have been sooner transmitted to you, had not the late
alarm of the sloop of War and Tenders in a manner stopt the
communication between this and Annapolis.
I am with great regard, Gentⁿ Y^r most obed^t serv^t
W^m Ennalls.

C. S. C.

[Dorchester Committee to Council.]

To the Honble the Council of Safety of the Province of
Maryland.
We hereby certify that an enrollment of a Company of
Militia bearing date the 30^th of November 1775 to w^h is
annexed a certificate of the officers chose for the same bearing
date the 16^th Dec^r 1775 was lately returned to us we further
certify that the said enrollment was agreeable to the resolves
of the Convention held at Annapolis, the 26^th of July last, and
that it appears the following gentlemen are elected commis-
sioned officers to wit,
Benjamin Keene Captain
John Keene Jun^r 1^st Lieutenant
Richard Tubman 2^d Lieut.
John Griffith Ensign.
That the said Company are called The Buck Company, and
that there are to the same, four sergeants, four corporals and
one drummer and fifty seven privates. We therefore pray
with the approbation of y^r board that Commissions may issue
thereon. Signed p order Committee of Observation
March 16^th 1776. James Murray C.
Cambridge Dorchester County :

[Dorchester Committee to Council.]

To the Honble the Council of Safety of the province of
Maryland.
We hereby certify that an enrollment of a Company of
Militia bearing date the 11^th day of February 1776 with a cer-
tificate of officers for the same was lately returned to us, we
further certify that the 1^st enrollment was agreeable to the
resolves of the Convention held at Annapolis the 26^th of July
last, and that it appears the following gentlemen are elected
officers viz^t
Timothy McNemara Captain
John Stewart McNemara 1^st Lieu^t
Charles Johnson 2^nd Lieu^t
John Carwan Ensign.