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Journal and Correspondence of the Maryland Council of Safety, July 7:December 31, 1776
Volume 12, Page 256   View pdf image (33K)
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256 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. J.

Wednesday September 4th 1776.

Council met. Present the same members as on yesterday.
Ordered That Western shore Treasurer pay to John Thomas
three pounds, nine shillings, for Subsist: of Flying Camp
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Joseph Gilpin for use
of Tobias Rudolph eighteen pounds, three shillings for Wag-
gonage.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Joseph Gilpin four
pounds, nineteen shillings and seven pence for Waggonage.
Warrant was issued to Abraham Boyd to enroll fifty men
for the Flying Camp.
Ordered That Western shore Treasurer pay to Captn Boyd
one hundred and thirty five pounds Currency.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Robt Wade nine
puunds, thirteen shillings & eight pence for Mila duty.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Mattw Traverse ninety
four pounds for Militia duty.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Fras Bruesbank four
pounds, ten shillings for Boatage.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to John Crandall three
pounds, ten shillings for a Gun.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Henry Griffith thirty
six shillings for subsist: of Flying Camp.
Adjd 'till next day 10 oClock.

Original.

[J. A. Thomas to Council.]

May it please your Honours. Harlem 4th Sept 1776.
The unhappy situation of the Maryland Troops now here,
makes it absolutely necessary that you should be acquainted
with it, and also you might have received information from
others, yet I think it my duty also (tho' low in office) to make
you acquainted with it and I have not the least doubt but you
will immediately apply a remedy. We have now and have
had for some time a number of our men sick, a number very ill.
I have had from fifteen to twenty of my men extremely ill and
have not yet been able to procure them the least assistance.
The Province have but two surgeons here, one of them very
ill, and none can be procured here. From the best authority I
can assure you we have at this time near two hundred men
unfit for duty and most of them without any assistance from
the Doctor. The neglect of the troops when sick discourages
them more than any other circumstance, and I am convinced
if it was generally known, would have the worst of conse-
quences both as to recruiting for the Troops already raised or
in raising new levies.



 
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