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Tuesday 21st May 1776.
Council met. Present as yesterday.
Ordered That Western Shore Treasurer pay to James
Taylor fifteen Pounds in Part for Gun Carriages.
Ordd That said Treasurer pay to William Lux for Use of
Wm Hooffman five Pounds, fourteen Shillings for 19 Reams
of Cartridge Paper.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Lieutt W. Sterrett for
Use of Captn Saml Smith tweuly Pounds, fifteen shillings and
six Pence for boarding & nursing his sick men. Ordered
That said Treasurer pay to Majr Price one hundred & thirty
two Pounds fifteen shillings and six Pence for Leather Breeches
Intrenching Tools &c. delivered into the Magazine for the use
of the Troops.
Ordered That the Treasurer of Western Shore pay to the
Clerk twenty Pounds for Expresses and other trifling Ex-
penditures.
Adjourned 'till next Day 10 o'Clock.
Wednesday 22d May 1776.
Council met. Present as yesterday.
Ordered That Treasurer of Western Shore pay to Colo
Joshua Beall one hundred and forty six Pounds, five shillings
for Pay and Subsist of his Battalion when on Duty.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to said Colo Beall eighty
seven Pounds, eight Shillings and five Pence for Expences in
guarding the Magazine at Bladensburgh, and attending the
Delivery of Powder &c:
Ordered That Captains of the Brigs Fortune and Rogers &
Schooner 92 immediately order their Vessels down to the
Port of Annapolis and wait upon the Council of Safety for
Instructions and sailing Orders.
Ordered That Commissary of Stores at Balto Town deliver
to Captn Campbell (on Loan) 300wt of sheet Lead.
Copy of Letter No 157 was sent to Captn Nathl Smith.
Ordered That Treasurer of Western Shore pay to Hugh
Young twelve hundred Pounds Curry for Amt of Insurance of
Brig Nancy Captn Wise.
Ordered That Treasurer of Western Shore pay to Hugh
Young eighty three Pounds, fifteen Shillings and one Penny
Curry for Balance of Schooner Ninety two Cargo.
Copy of Letter No 158 was sent to Captain Jas Nicholson.
Commissions issued to Wm Morgan appointed Captain,
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