of the Council of Safety, 1775-76. 445

Esq. seventy nine Pounds, two Shillings for 113 Days Attend^a
in Council.
Ord^d That said Treasurer pay Ch^s Carroll (Barr^r) fifty six
Pounds, fourteen Shillings for 81 Days Attend^a in Council.
Ord^d That said Treasurer pay to M^r Benj^a Rumsey twenty
eight Shill^gs for 2 Day's Attendance in Council.
Ord^d That said Treas^r pay to Gab^l Duvall one hundred
& eight Pounds, nineteen Shillings and three Pence for 105
Days Attend^a as Clk & Am^t of his Acc^t filed.
Ord^d That said Treasurer pay to R^d Ridgely sixty nine
Pounds two Shillings Cur^y for his Attend^a as Ass^t Clk & Am^t
of Acc^t
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Allen Quynn four
Pounds, four shillings for 6 Days Attendance as Messenger to
Council of Safety.
Ord^d Western Shore Treas^r pay to Rob^t Reynolds for 88
Days Attend^a as Doorkeeper & Am^t of his Acc^t filed forty
seven Pounds, three shillings & six Pence Curr^y:
Thus end the Proceedings of the Council of Safety this 25^th
Day of May 1776.
Signed by Order of the Council
R. Ridgely Clk.

Ordered that the said Treasurer pay to John Hall Esq^r six-
teen pounds sixteen shillings for 26 Days Attendance as a
Member of the Council.
Signed p^r Order of the Council
R. Ridgely Clk.

C. S. J.

[Council to Sand and others.]
To Capt^ns Sand, Ridley and Mowbray

Gentⁿ This Board have been requested by the Convention
to countermand your Orders for sailing, you are therefore not
to move from y^r Station 'till you have further Directions — or if
you have moved, you are to return into the River Potapsco.
May 25^th 1776

The aforegoing are all the Letters sent from the Council of
Safety till May 25^th 1776. Test. R. Ridgely, Cl.

[Smallwood to Johnson.]

Annapolis 25^th May 1776.
Sir. Being conscious that you & the Hon^ble convention at
this time are much engaged in Public business of much conse-

C. S. C.