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Also to Rich^d Balsell app^d Captⁿ John Martinder 1 L^t John
Shistaker 2 L^t & Christian Lessar Ensign of a Comp^y of Mil^a
in same District bel^g to 37^th; Battalion.
Commissions issued to Mordecai Beall app^d Captain, W^m
Beckwith Head 1 L^t Bigger Head 2 L^t & Isaac Miller Ensign
of a Company of Militia in Mid: Dist, of Fred^k Co^ty bel^g to 37^th
Battalion of this Province.
Also to James Ogle app^d Captain, Henry Mathews 1 L^t
George Neet 2 L^t & Ignatius Elder, Ensign of a Comp^y of
Militia in same District & of same Battalion.
Also to Philip Smith Jun: app^d Captⁿ W^m Carmach Jun.
1 L^t John Kennedy 2 L^t & John Parkison Ensign of a Comp^y
of Militia in same District, belonging to same Battalion.
Also to John M^cClester app^d Captain, Samuel Townsend
1 L^t Cha^s Hickman 2^d & George Jones Ensign of a Comp^y of
Militia in Somerset County belonging to first Battalion.
Ordered That Treasurer of Western Shore pay to James
Tootle forty nine pounds, seventeen shillings, for building
Magazine.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Jam^s Tootle twenty
four Pounds, fourteen shillings and two pence, for Subsist of
the Severn Battⁿ
Ordered That Treasurer of Eastern Shore pay to Captain
Tho^s Woolford one hundred Pounds on Acc^t of his Comp^y
Commissions issued to Ebenezer Handy app^d Captain,
George Parsons 1 L^t James Purdue 2^d L^t & Boaz Walston
Ensign of a Company of Militia in Worc^r County, belonging
to 10^th Battalion.
Ordered, That Treasurer of Western Shore pay to Col^o
George Dashiell eighteen Pounds for 3 Month's Pay of his
Adjutant.
Commissions issued to Elijah Shockley app^d Captⁿ Ja^s
Johnson 1 L^t Stephen Bucham 2 L^t & Elijah Casey Ensign of
a Company of Militia in Worc^r County.
Also to Jesse Gray app^d Captⁿ Jesse Davis 1 L^t Ja^s King
2 L^t & Elihu Hazard Ensign of a Comp^y of Militia Worc^r Co^ty
bel^g to 10^th Battalion.
Also to Tho^s Warring app^d Captⁿ Ja^s Prather 1 L^t Tho^s
Humphrey's 2^d L^t & John Jere. Jacob Enⁿ of a Comp^y of
Militia in Shipton District of Fred^k Co^ty
Adjourned to next Day 10 "'Clock.

C. S. J.

[W. Richardson to Council.]

Gentlemen: As M^r John Stevens 2^d Lieu^t of Captⁿ Joseph
Richardson's Company has resigned his Commission; and

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