of the Council of Safety, 1775-76. 415

Received Tuesday the 23^d April 1776, about eight oclock

in the Evening, by express, from M^r Greentree as the bearer
informing me, a letter superscribed " To the delegates in con-
vention for Queen Anns County By express."
Ja. Hollyday.

Rec^d April 23^d 1776, of M^r Isaac Greentree a letter from the
Honble Council of Safety directed to the delegates in conven-
tion for Kent County. p W^m Slubey:

[Treasurer of Charles County to Council.]

Charles County May 7^th 1776.
Gentlemen. The three hundred pounds received by Lieu-
tenant Adams being nearly expended in providing necessarys
for Cap^t Rezin Bealls Company now in Port Tobacco, and the
committee for this County not meeting till this day week; I
take the opportunity by Lieutenant John Halkerston to draw
on you for one hundred and fifty pounds Currency for the
purpose of paying for further provisions for said company :
The commissary not having as yet prepared for their support,
and no certainty as to what time he will be in readiness for
that purpose. On Saturday next, one weeks board for the
soldiers will be due, which amounts to upwards of Fifty pounds,
and I have only Twenty six pounds some odd shillings this
day in hand of the former sum, out of which there is rent like-
wise due for a House hired as a Barrack for said men: for
which reasons I hope your Honours will not fail sending the
sum now wrote for. I am doubtful that any considerable
number of Blankets cannot be got in this County: (Hitherto
only eight Blankets have been collected, and those delivered
to Cap^t Beall for the use of his men, who are still in want of
more) notwithstanding proper persons have been appointed
by the Committee in every district of the County for the pur-
pose of Collecting them :
I am Sirs your most hble Serv^t
£150.. 0., 0 Joseph Turner Treasurer for Charles County

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[Baltimore Committee to Council]

In Committee, Baltimore Town May 7^th 1776.
Gentlemen. The inclosed paper contains opinions, and
Sentiments of a certain Alexander Magee, an Inhabitant of
this County, which appear to this Comm^ee to be dangerous and
inimical to the cause in which America is now embarked on
Examining the man, he avowed some of them, and Equivo-

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