of the Council of Safety, 1775-76. 429

Also to Henry Wilison ]un^r app^d Captⁿ of a Comp^y in same
Co^ty and same Battalion.

Also to John Daugherty app^d Captⁿ Francis Baker 1^st L^t
W^m Marsh Cartrop 2 L^t & Jam^s Gibson Ensign of a Comp^y of
Militia in Talbot County bel^g to 4th Battalion.
Ordered That Treasurer of Western Shore pay to Captⁿ
Peter Adams twenty three Pounds, nineteen shillings and six
Pence for making Clothes for his Comp^y
Ordered That Treasurer of Western Shore pay to Ensign
Benj. Chalmers three Pounds, thirteen shillings and seven
Pence, for Expences incurred in apprehending Alex^r Ross.
Brigadier General Hooper having formed the following
Companies into a Corps, ordered that Commissions issue
agreeable to his Recommendation, as follow, to William
Travers app^d Colonel, Daniel Falker Major, & Levin Parker
Q^r Master of said Corps.
Also to Henry Lake app^d Captⁿ Levy Willen 1 L^t Luke
Robinson 2 L^t & John Todd Ensⁿ of a Comp^y of said Corps.
Also to Matt^s Traverse app^d Captⁿ Jn^o Askom Travey 1 L^t
Alex^a Tolly 2 L^t & Philip Ferguson Ensⁿ of a Comp^y of said
Corps.
Also Captⁿ M^cNemara's Comp^y heretofore commissioned,
& a fourth Comp^y consisting of 43 Men hereafter to be com-
missioned by sp^l License of the Committee of observation for
Dorc^r County.
Ordered, That the Colonel and Major of said Corps rank as
Lieutenant Colonel and Second Major.
Ordered That Commissary of Stores at the City of Annapolis
deliver to Major Price 25 of the smallest Gun Locks imported
in Captⁿ Tibbett for M^r White Riflemaker.
Ordered That Treasurer of Western Shore pay to Col^o
Weems sixty four pounds, seven shill^gs & nine Pence for Pay
of his Battalion, when on Duty.
Copy of Letter N^o 154 was sent to Committee of Safety of
N^o Carolina.
N^o 155 to Committee of Safety of Observation at Wilmington
in New Castle County.
Adj^d till next Day.

C. S. J.

[Council to N. Carolina Committee of Safety.]
To the Committee of Safety of North Carolina

Gentⁿ We received yours of the 23^rd April, inclosing List
of Prisoners to be safely kept in this Province, also List of
others to be conveyed to Pennsylvania. We have given the
necessary Orders on the Occasion; the Expences we shall

C. S. C.

No. 154.