of the Council of Safety, 1775-76. 307

Coll^o Mason and myself in particular and the community at
large, thought ourselves highly obliged by the kind indulgence
of your Committee of Safety, in lending us Ten barrels pow-
der, it happened just as we had got it down, one ton came
from Phild^a for us, that we immediately returned it in the same
order.
I am with regard Sir your mo Hble Serv^t
John Dalton.

Wednesday 3^d Ap 1776.
Council met. Present as yesterday.

Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Cap^t Sam^l Smith two hundred and twenty three Pounds nine-
teen Shillings and seven Pence Currency being the Ballance
of his General Account to the third of April.
Copy of Letter N^o 104 was sent to Cap^t Rezin Beall, and
Copy of N^o 105 to the Committee of Observation for Baltimore
County.
Adjourned till next Day 9 O'Clock.

C. S. J.

[Council to R. Beall.]

To Captⁿ Rezin Beall
Sir. You have our Consent to discharge M^r James Warren.
We think he is entitled to Pay.
3^d April 1776

C. S. C.

No. 104.

[Council to Baltimore Committee.]

To the Committee of Observation for Baltimore County.
Gentⁿ
You have done perfectly right in detaining M^r Henderson.
If he is friendly to America he could have easily got a Permit
from the Committee of the County wherein he resides. As
he has not done it, we think he ought to be the Expence of
obtaining a Certificate of his Character, before his Boats are
released.
April 3^rd 1776.

No. 105.

[J. Beall to Council.]
Gentⁿ April 3^d 1776.
I received yours of 26 ult. the first instant; the ten Barrells
of powder I delivered by your order to Virginia are returned,
so that there are thirty Barrells including one broken one, and

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