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Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
M^r Stephen West ninety five Pounds eleven Shillings and a
penny for Gunlocks & Cutteau Knives.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Eastern Shore pay to
the Committee of Observation for Queen Ann's County fifty
two Pounds and ten pence Currency to reimburse them for
Expences incurred in arming and accoutring Cap^t Kent's
Minute Company.
Copy of Letter N^o 69 was sent to the Committee of Obser-
vation for Queen Ann's County, & Copy of N^o 70 to M^r Hugh
Young of Baltimore Town.
Adjourned till 3 O'Clock & met accordingly.

Ordered that the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Capt. Patrick Sim thirty nine Pounds thirteen Shillings for
Blankets for his Company.
Stephen Gartrill and James Morris together with the Charge
against them being sent under Guard to the Council by the
Committee of Observation for the Elk Ridge Department of
Ann Arundel County.
Ordered That the said Stephen Gartrill and James Morris
be committed to the Custody of Col. W^m Smallwood till
Tomorrow morning.
Adjourned till next Day 9 O'Clock.

C. S. J.

[Council to Queen Anne Committee.]

To the Committee of Observation for Queen Anne's County.
Gentⁿ
The inclosed is an Order on the Treasurer of the Eastern
Shore for the sum of £52.0. 2 for Expences incurred as
appears by your Account transmitted us in equipping Cap^t
James Kent's Minute Company for their Expedition to Acco-
mack and Northhampton Counties in Virginia; and as the
several Articles furnished now belong to the Province we
desire you will receive them into your Possession upon the
Return of the Company and take proper Care of them. We
are sorry it is not in our Power to compensate M^r James
Brown, who at the Request of Captⁿ Kent attended his Com-
pany in the capacities of Physician and Surgeon, however we
assure you we will represent the Matter to the next Conven-
tion and do not doubt they will take it into Consideration and
as the Measure was expedient, make an adequate Satisfaction
for his Trouble and Services,
20^th March 1776

C. S. C.

No. 69.