of the Council of Safety, 1775-76. 373

[Geo. Lux to Jenifer.]

Baltimore 23 April 1776.
Hon^l Sir. I have been unwell for ten days past, nay have
been most of the time confined to my Bed with a Fever, of
which I am not yet well enough recruited to venture upon a
ride to Annapolis. I hope the Hon^l Council of Safety will
excuse my non-attendance for the above reasons I was con-
fined to my bed at the time our Com^e reced the letters referred
to in my Citation, and heard nothing of it till Sunday morning.
I have agreeable to the Order of your Hon^l Board, copied the
Papers referred to in your Summons, your Hon. Board, will
excuse the Incorrectness, with which they are copied, as it is
caused solely by my sickness, for I am at this moment hardly
able to hold my pen :
I am with respect: Hon^l Sir y^r most obed^t Serv^t Geo. Lux.

To the Hon^l Dan^l of S^t Thomas Jenifer Esq^r Pres^t of the
Co. of Safety at Annap^s

Original.

Wednesday 24 April 1776
Council met. Present as yesterday.

M^r William Lux in Obedience to the Order of the 20^th
Instant appeared before the Council and delivered to them an
attested Copy of the Proceedings of the Committee of Obser-
vation for Baltimore County in Consequence of intercepted
Letters from Lord George Germain to Robert Eden Esq^r
Deputy Governor of Maryland, which were transmitted to
them by the Honble Committee of Safety of Virginia.
Adjourned till 3 o'Clock & met accordingly.

M^r Hands attended.
M^r Samuel Purviance Jun^r Chairman of the Committee of
Observation for Baltimore County, in Obedience to the Order
of the 20^th Instant appeared before the Council, and was
informed by the President that, Instructions of a very extra-
ordinary nature from him as Chairman of the Committee of
Baltimore County to Cap^t Samuel Smith and other Matters of
great Importance had come to the Knowledge of the Com-
mittee of Safety, for which they had thought proper to call
him before them to answer the Charge which they imported.
The Instructions were then read in Presence of M^r Pur-
viance, and are as follow.

"Sir
You are requested by the Gentlemen of the Committee to
proceed in Cap^t Nicholson's Tender with any Officer he may

C. S. J.