166 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. J.

Ordered that Capt. James Tootell be requested to send to
the City of Annapolis the 54 Musquets received from Philadel-
phia, into the Magazine near his House on Thursday the first
Instant.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
George Gordon forty Shillings for repairing Fire Arms.
Ordered That Francis Sanderson deliver to Col. Thomas
Ewing 30 Camp Kettles for the use of Captain Posey's and
Capt. Low's Companies of Militia for the flying Camp.
Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Col.
Thomas Ewing 172 Havresacks for said Companies.
That M^r Isaac Grist deliver to Col. Ewing 172 Wooden
Bottles for said Companies.
Ordered That Col. Thomas Ewing march his Battalion in
Detachments or Companies, as they shall be armed and
accoutred, to the City of Philadelphia, subject to the Orders of
Congress.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Capt. Alexander H. Magruder three hundred pounds for the
purchase of Arms.
Ordered That the Committee of Observation of Baltimore
County deliver to Col. Ewing 84 Musquets out of those col-
lected by them for the flying Camp.
Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver to each
Captain of Col. Ewing's Battalion, when ready to march, ten
pounds of powder & Ball in Proportion.
Basil Clarkson, Joseph Wheland John Evans and Robert
Howith were brought before the Council in Consequence of a
Charge exhibited against them by the Committee of Observa-
tion for Dorchester County, and the several Depositions trans-
mitted by the said Committee to this Board were read, and the
said prisoners heard. Thereupon it is Ordered that the said
Basil Clarkson, Joseph Wheland, John Evans and Robert
Howith be committed to the Goal of this County under a
Guard to be appointed by Col. Josias Carvel Hall, till the
further Order of this Board, or until the next Convention shall
take Order in the Premises.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
M^r John Bullen One hundred and ten Pounds for two Horses
& a Team.
That the said Treasurer pay to M^r Frederick Green six
hundred Pounds for printing Bills of Credit.
Adjourned till Monday 10 o'Clock.