of the Council of Safety, 1776. 183

[Council to Nicols.]

Mr. Nicols, at Emerson's Warehouse, [Talbot County]
Sir.
Being informed there is a large quantity of flint stones on
the wharf at Emerson's warehouse, we request you will imme-
diately on receipt of this, favor us with your answer advising
us whether there are any such there or not — & if there should
be, we request you will endeavour to get them into a situation
to be removed from thence to some place where they may
[be] manufactured into flints, any expences which you may
incur in this business we will cheerfully allow you, also a
reasonable Price for the stones to the Proprietor of them.
P. S. If it can be conveniently done we would choose to
have them manufactured on the spot.
7^th Aug^t 1776

C. S. C.

No. 126.

[Woolsey to Council.]

Baltimore the 7^th Aug^t 1776.
Gentlemen.
I rec^d your esteemed fav^r of the 1^st Ins^t and delayed
answering it untill now on acc^t of not being able to see all the
owners of the vessell you write about sooner: they seem
pritty general to be against parting with her, as they still have
large expectations from her, not doubting but she will answer
their purpose.
I wrote you a few lines the 29^th last month by Cap^t Tho^s
Yeats concerning flints you formerly spoke to me about, but
have not any answer to it from you. I intend up to Phila-
delphia, & perhaps New York soon; if there's any thing
there I can do for you, you may command me with the
greattest pleasure to me.
I am Gentlemen Your most Humble Servant.
Geo. Woolsey

P. S. I would be glad to know when you think you will
want me for the service of the Province as I would not wish
to be out of the way. G. W.

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[Ewing to Council.]

Honor^o Sirs: Baltimore 7^th August 1776.
The Bearer M^r Chew, a Lieutenant in Capt. Tillard's
Company in my Battalion, has applyed, he says by your order,
for orders to put his Company into barracks until such time
as guns and blankets can be got for them, It is my opinion
from what I see when down the country, that numbers of the

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