of the Council of Safety, 1775-76. 397

Persons who we are informed, can furnish us with them. In
the mean Time we would direct that the Cargo of the Brig
should not be unloaded but kept on Board until you have
further Instructions from us. Cap^t Vanbebber can't be much
if any in Advance after the Arrival of the Hannah, and the Bill
he has drawn.
May 1 1776

C. S. C.

[Council to Young.]
To Mr. Hugh Young

Sir. We send you inclosed a Letter to the Committee of
Baltimore County, and request you would present it to them,
and get the Schooner 92 ready as soon as possible & let the
Captain call on us for Instructions.
P. S. We have not yet received the letter from Capt. Beatty.

No. 137.

[Council to Baltimore Committee.]
To the Committee of Observation for Baltimore County

Gentⁿ
We understand from Cap^t Nicholson that you have now
got your Boom down at Whetstone Point. We desire there-
fore the Schooner Ninety two may be no longer detained, and
have ordered M^r Young to dispatch her immediately.

[Memorandum of Northampton Committee.]

Northampton County Virginia 1^st May 1776.
In Committee Cap^t Duncan Hill commander of the schooner
late loaded with flower formerly commanded by Cap^t Kell,
laid his instructions from the Honb^l the Council of Safety of
Maryland before the Committee, and desired their advice
therein. The Committee accordingly took his case under
consideration and are of opinion that agreeable to his instruc-
tions he may make a trial to get out of the capes the Com-
mittee being of opinion there is a possibility (tho very little
probability) of his escaping the tenders :
Extract from the minutes. Drury Stith C. Com.

No. 138.

[Neill to ]

Baltimore 1^st May 1776.
Sir: When I applyed to the Council of Safety for pay-
ment of my schooner and Cargo you begged me to waite the

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