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otherwise I shall be so much looser, the Ballance due exclusive
of that is £84.. 12.. 10 1/2 which I will esteem a favour if you
will send me by return of the bearer M^r W^m Lux. I have paid
several sums since my last acco^t for sick soldiers, which I doubt
not will be allow'd as it is by order of our Surgeon. I am
getting Hunting Shirts made for my Company of home made
linnen which I bought and paid M^r Edw^d Parker for @ 3/9 p y^d
I have in that consulted with colonel Wear, who thinks with me
that they will not come much dearer than Oznabrigs as the linen
being much broader, and one shirt will be worth two. I there-
fore hope you will allow it.
I have the Honour to be Honourable Sirs.
Your very Hble Serv^t Tho^s Ewing.

C. S. J.

Thursday 9^th May 1776.
Council met. Present as yesterday.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Captⁿ Peter Adams twelve Pounds, five Shillings Curry for
Expences incurred in guarding Alexander Ross to Philadelphia.
Ordered, That the Treasurer afs^d pay to George Gordon
two Pounds fifteen shillings and nine Pence for repairing a
Dungeon wherein to confine Culprit-Soldiers.
Ordered That the said Treasurer pay to Richard Ridgely
four Pounds, nineteen shillings Curry for the Purchase of 12
Iron Potts for the Use of Captⁿ James Hindman's Independent
Company.
Ordered, That Treasurer of Eastern Shore pay to Captain
James Hindman one hundred and sixty six Pounds for Sub-
sist of his Company. Ordered, That said Treasurer pay to
Captⁿ James Hindman the further sum of two hundred and
fifty Pounds for Purchasing of Clothes for his Company.
Copy of Letter N^o 148 was sent to Capt James Hindman.
Adjourned 'till next Day 10 ^o'Clock.

C. S. C.

No. 148.

[Council to Hindman.]
To Capt James Hindman

Capt. James Hindman.
Sir. We received your Letters, and are sorry to hear you
do not approve of the Muskets sent you from Chester; they
were taken from Cap^t Nath^l Smith's Company of Matrosses at
Baltimore but a few days before, and M^r T. Smyth says they
appeared all to be in good Order except a few; they have
been in constant use for some Time, and are of the best Sort