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surrender of our rights. You may rely on my friendship on
all occasions. My Brothers are all steady friends to your
council, and we have not the least doubt but when your con-
duct comes to be tried by your country you will receive its
thanks for your great attention to the publick good. You
have been steady firm and determined in the present opposi-
tion to ministerial Tyranny and I hope will persevere to the
end, bearing all Blasts with unshaken constancy and resolution.
Nothing new here. I shall set out on Saturday or Sunday
next to meet my wife. Be pleased shew this to your Brothers
in council to whom I present my most respectful regards
I am Sir y^r most obliged & aff. Friend.
Phil³ T. Stone.
April 24^th 1776 Wednesday.

C. S. J.

Thursday 25 April 1776.
Council met. Present as yesterday.

Ordered That the Person and Papers of Alexander Ross
together with a Copy of his Examination, be sent under a
Guard to the Honble Congress; and that Col. Smallwood be
requested to appoint a commissioned Officer and two Privates
to be a Guard for that Purpose.
Copy of Letter N^o 129 was sent to the Honble John Han-
cock Esq^r President of the Congress, and Copy of N^o 130 to
the Deputies of this Province in Congress.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
the Committee of Observation for the Middle District of
Frederick County Eighty six Pounds four Shillings & six
Pence to discharge the Pay of the Minute Companies there.
Copy of Letter N^o 131 was sent to John Hanson Esq^r Chair-
man of the Committee for the middle District of Frederick
County.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Lieutenant Samuel Turbutt Wright £60 on Account of Cap^t
Veazey's independent Company.
Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Lieu-
tenant Samuel Turbutt Wright three Blankets and three
Pieces Brittanies for Cap^t Edward Veazey's Company.
M^r Purviance appeared and presented to the Council an
Explanation of some of the answers he made to the Questions
propounded to him yesterday which were read and ordered to
lie on the Table.
Adjourned till next Day 10 O'Clock.