232 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. J.

Thursday Aug^t 22^d 1776.

Council met. Present as on yesterday.
Ordered That Western shore Treasurer pay Matt^w Tilgh-
man Esq^r seven Pounds, ten shillings for Boat-Hire, for part
of Flying Camp.
Ordered That Western shore Treasurer pay to Major
Ignatius Fenwicke one hundred & thirty one Pounds six Shil-
lings & seven Pence, for militia on duty.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to W^m Johnson thirty five
Pounds, nineteen shillings & eleven Pence half Penny for Am^t
of his Acc^t
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Peter Rambo for use
of John Young two hundred & eighty seven pounds, six shil-
lings & six Pence for Knapsacks & Guns.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Pollard Edmondson
for use of Delahay & Robinson thirteep pounds for Boat Hire
for Flying Camp.
Adj^d till next Day 10 ^o'Clk.

Friday August 23^rd 1776.

Council met. Present the same members as on yesterday.
Ordered That Western shore Treasurer pay to Captⁿ Uriah
Forrest sixty four Pounds, fourteen shillings & seven Pence,
for subsistence of his Company
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Captⁿ Uriah Forrest
for the use of D^r Reeder ten Pounds, nine shillings & six
Pence for attending Captⁿ Thomas's Company.
Ordered That Western shore Treasurer pay to Captain
Uriah Forrest for use of Elias Smith two Pounds six shillings
& eight Pence for Barracks for Captⁿ J. A. Thomas' Comp^y
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Captⁿ Forrest for use
of Henry Sewell for thirty three shillings for Traveling
Expences for part of the Artillery Comp^y going to S^t George's.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Captⁿ Forrest for use
of D^r Robinson for five Pounds six shillings & six Pence for
Attendance of his Comp^y.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Captⁿ Forrest for use
of Francis Brooke for twenty shillings for services at the Camp
at S^t Georges.
Ordered that W^m Jacob and W^m Johnson, as soon as they
have a sufficient quantity of Tents for a Company, immedi-
ately send the same to Annapolis, and continue to send the
same in such quantities until the further orders of this Board.
Commissions iss^d to
And^w Beall j^r app^d Captain
Josias Shaw 1^st Lieut^t
W^m Ferguson 2^d L^l
Jos^h S: Wilson Ensign of a
Compy in Col^o Tyler's Battalion of Militia.