262 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C.

Honorable the Council of Safety for two barrels of gunpowder

and fifty stand of arms compleat for the use of this County as
we have not received the powder ordered from Charles County.
p^r order. Joseph Wilkinson elk Committee.

[Tillard to Council.]

Pigg Point 18. March 1776.
Gentlemen. I this day received a line from M^r Duvall of
the 13^th February requesting I would inform you what quan-
tity of public gun powder is in my hands, and where stored ;
201^lb is what I was paid for, at 2/6 p^{r lb} 200^lb of M^r Brogden was
also lodged with mine, being in the whole 401^lb stored in our
store at this place, 305^lb of which by your order was delivered
to M^r Isaac Harris, the remainder by order of the Committee,
into the hands of the Militia
I am Gentlemen, Your mo obed^t Serv^t
Thomas Tillard :

C. S. J.

Tuesday 19^th March 1776.
Council met. Present as yesterday. M^r Jenifer attended.

Ordered That Col. Joshua Beall of Prince Georges County
deliver unto George Mason and John Dalton Esqrs, of Fairfax
County, Virginia, or their Order 10 Barrels of the Gunpowder
imported in the Sloop Molly, Thomas Conway Master.
Copy of Letter N^o 66 was sent to George Mason and John
Dalton Esq^rs Copy of N^o 67 to The Committee of Safety of
Virginia, and Copies of N^o 68 to The Honble George Plater
Esquire, and Brigadier General Dent respectively.
Ordered That a Magazine be built at the public Expence in
the neighbourhood of Captain James Tootell's under the
Inspection of John Hall Esq. upon the following plan viz. A
Brick House 16 Feet square with a pigion house Roof. The
Walls to be two Bricks to the first Flour, and a Brick and a
half afterwards: about 9 Feet Pitch: Walls to be battened
with wooden Blocks and lathed and plaistered. Two small
Windows with Iron Bars; one Door: Two small Gentry Boxes
made with Plank on End: An Iron Rod to prevent Lightning
falling [on the Magazine].
As it may sometimes be necessary for the Defence of this
Province that the Militia should be called into Service to repel
sudden Attacks and Invasions before it can be convenient for
the Brigadiers General and other Field Officers to receive
particular Orders from the Council of Safety, It is therefore