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Regulars or Militia in the Lower Counties to be thence trans-
mitted to Philadelphia or else where they may be ordered by
the Honorable Continental Congress. The Expence you
will charge to the Province and render the Account to the
Convention or Council of Safety as may be most convenient
May 9th 1776

[Baltimore Committee to Council.]

In Committee Baltimore 13 May 1776.
Gentlemen. We recommend the companies as below, to
be formed into a Battalion, and request your Hon^l Body to
appoint Field officers for them :

1^st

John Cockey Owings 1^st Lieutenant

A^d

Richard Colegate 2^d Lieutenant

cont^g Privates.

Joshua Cockey (of Edw^d) Ensign

2^d

Samuel Owings (of Sam^l) Captain

Alexander Wells 1^st Lieutenant

Ad^d

Thomas Owings 2^d Lieutenant

containing 75

Privates

David Sutherland Ensign

3^d

Richard Owings (of Sam^l) Captain

Joshua Porter 1^st Lieutenant
Benjamin Lawrence 2^d Lieutenant

containing 58

James Barnes Ensign

Privates

4^th

Thomas Philips Captain

Joshua Dorsey 1^st Lieutenant
John Chapman 2^d Lieutenant
Richard Shipley Ensign

containing 77
Privates

5^th

Charles Carnan Captain

William Hudson 1^st Lieutenant

Richard Marsh 2^d Lieutenant

containing 79
Privates

Thomas Doyle Ensign

6^th

Nathaniel Stinchcomb Captain

Joseph Gist 1^st Lieutenant
John Worthington Dorsey 2^d Lieutenant

containing 76

Prvates

Joshua Owings (of John) Ensign

7^th

Mordecai Hammond Captain

Aquila Hooker 1^st Lieutenant
Richard Davis 2^d Lieutenant

containing 55
Privates

Edward Parish (of Edw^d) Ensign

8,h

Isaac Hammond Captain

Christopher Owings 1^st Lieutenant

containing 75

Sam^l Merryman Jun^r 2^d Lieutⁿ

Privates

William Chinoweth Ensign