of the Council of Safety, 1775-76. 477

England, the letter to L^d Bertie is from Cap^t Kinnear of the

Royal Fusileers now a Prisoner at Carlisle he told me he has
the Honour of being acquainted with your Excellency the
other from M^r Newmarche also a prisoner. They gave their
Honours that nothing of politicks was wrote in them. I handed
them to the Committee who returned them unopened. I am
with the greatest Esteem
Your Excellencys M^o obed^t Serv^t Sam Smith.
To his Excellency Gov^r Eden.

C. S. C.

[Somerset Committee to Council.]

Princess Anne June the 11^th 1776.
Gentlemen. From the present situation of Cap^t Gunbys
Company in P. Anne, we are apprehensive that they do not
so compleatly answer the purposes for which they were
intended, as if removed to particular parts of this County
more liable to Invasion.
Our distant situation from you will render it exceeding diffi-
cult for us to have your timely orders in Junctures of iminent
Danger, we would therefore hope that it may be deemed
expedient by you to grant this Committee a power to remove
the said Company to such places in this County as are most
exposed to the depredation of our Enemies. We are Gentle-
men your respectful Hum^l Serv^t signed p^r order of Comm^ee
Henry Lowes, Chairman

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[Maryland Deputies to Council.]

Gentlemen. We have received your Letter by M^r Steward
also that by the Post of the 7^th of this month. We have con-
fered with M^r Steward, assisted him in changing his provincial
money for continental and procured a recommendation from
M^r Morris to those who have been concerned in fitting out the
Gallies here to give him all the Information in their power
respecting them We shall make Application for the arms lent
the Congress but we do not see any probability of obtaining
them, none having been made or having arrived but what
were immediately disposed of among the Continental Troops.
It seems to be taken for granted that our Province will not be
attacked, and upon this supposition we presume it will be
thought unnecessary to strengthen us even by returning the
warlike stores which we lent. When the scheme for marching
the Militia was agitated we informed Congress of the circum-
stances of our Province and of the Impossibility of marching
the Militia out of the Province without their consent, how-

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