372 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. J.

Alexander Ross was brought before the Council in Custody
of Captain Peter Adams, reexamined and remanded back in
Custody as aforesaid.
Ordered That Col. Smallwood detach a commissioned
Officer to arrest Samuel Purviance jun^r Chairman of the Com-
mittee of Observation for Baltimore County, William Lux
Deputy Chairman and George Lux Clerk of said Committee
where-ever they may be found in the Province of Maryland ;
and that the said Officer bring the said Samuel Purviance
Junior, William Lux and George Lux to the Council of Safety
at Annapolis under a sufficient Guard.
Adjourned till next Day 10 O'Clock.

C. S. C.

[Baltimore County Committee to Council.]
In Committee of observation of Balt^o County 23 April 1776.

Gentlemen. This Committee on the late alarm appointed
M^r Robert Purviance, M^r David Stewart and Cap^t George
Woolsey to superintend the fitting of the schooner Resolution
as a Tender, or armed vessel for Capt. Nicholson as they have
nearly compleated her and are in advance a considerable sum,
You will please to furnish them with six or eight hundred
pounds as is convenient.
We are Gentⁿ Your most hum^l Servts.
Will^m Lux V. Chⁿ Jn^o Smith
And. Buchanan Ja^s Calhoun
Jno. Boyd Walter Tolly Jun^r
Darby Lux Thomas Harrison
Jas. Gittings W^m Buchanan

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[Johnson to Jenifer.]

Phil^a 23^d April 1776
D^r Sir. M^r Wallace & M^r Green set off tomorrow morning
by one of them we intend to write yon fully but as the post
may possibly be in before these Gen^l we think it necessary to
advise you that all your Deputies here from Maryland approve
the conduct of the Council of Safety and resolve to support it.
the letter to the president gave high Offence to some of the
very hot Gen^l no Resolution is yet formed on it but probably
will to day. R. A. & T. S. join in respects to you & y^r
Brethern.
I am d^r Sir, Your very affec^t Serv^t
Th. Johnson Jun^r