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That the said Company are called Friends to America, and
that there are to the same four Serjt^s four corporals, one drum-
mer & sixty eight privates. We therefore pray with the
approbation of your board that commissions may issue thereon :
Signed p^r order Committee observation.
March 16^th 1776. James Murray (C)
Cambridge Dorchester County:

C. S. C.

Sunday i 7. March 1776

Council met. Present as yesterday.

A Letter received from M^r Chamberlaine, Chairman of the
Committee of Observation for Talbot County and answered
(Vid N^o 63.)
Copy of Letter N^o 64 was sent to Colonel Thomas Wright
Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Major Price five hundred Pounds Currency for Rifles.
Ordered, That the Committee of Observation for the Middle
District of Frederick County deliver to Major Price 1500
Flints, 5000 w^t Lead in Bullets, all the Hangers, Broad-Swords
and Cutlasses, and also all the Arms belonging to the Prov-
ince, that are fit for Service.
Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Major Gist one hundred and fifty Pounds Currency, to be
accounted for.
M^r Hands has Leave of Absence.
Adjourned 'till next Day 9 ^o' Clock

C. S. J.

[Council to Talbot Committee.]

To the Committee of Observation for Talbot County.
Gentⁿ
We are sorry the Proceedings of the Convention thro' the
Negligence of our Press should not have reached you before
the Day you mention; and think with you that the not allow-
ing those in your County that may hesitate to enroll, some
Time to consider the Alternative given them, would be treat-
ing them with too great Rigour, and are of Opinion that the
indulging them till the fifth of April, will be giving them time
sufficient and be an Instance of Lenity towards them that we
are persuaded will meet with the Approbation of the con-
vention.
17^th March 1776

C. S. C.

No. 63.