of the Council of Safety, 1776. 265

Ordered That said Treasurer pay to Cornelius Garretson
twenty four Pounds, four shillings & three Pence for Am^t of
Acc^t
Copy of Lre N^o 175 was sent to Col^o Smallwood & Brigadier
Gen^l Beall.
Ordered That Col^o W^m Smallwood be requested to procure
a stamp to be made, on which the word Maryland shall be
engraved, and that he therewith cause all the Guns, belonging
to this State in the hands of the regular Troops including
the Independant Companies, to be stampt. And Brigadier
General Beall, or the commanding officer of the militia of the
Flying Camp is requested to cause all the Guns in the hands
of the said last mentioned Troops, to be stampt in the same
manner.
Ordered That Western shore Treasurer pay to Col^o John
Stull six hundred pounds, for and on Acc^t of the Militia Com-
pany to be raised in the Upper District of Fred^k County.
Ordered That said Treasurer pay to D^r Adam Fisher six
hundred pounds, for & on Acc^t of the Comp^y to be raised in
the middle District of Fred^k County.
Warrants iss^d to
Elijah Robosson app^d Captain
Sam^l Barber 1 Lieut^t
Vach^l Gunther 2^d L^t
Nich^s Worthington Ensign of
a Company for Flying Camp.
Ordered That Western shore Treasurer pay to Maj^r Elijah
Robosson six hundred Pounds, on Acc^t of his Comp^y
Ordered That Advertizements be inserted for one thousand
Pikes
Commissions issued to James Lloyd app^d 2 L^t and Rich^d
Willis Ensign of Captⁿ Frisby's Comp^y of militia in Kent
County.
Adjourned 'till next Day 10 ^o'Clock

C.S.J.

[Council to Beall and Smallwood.]

To Brigadier General Rezin Beall and Colonel William Small-
wood — Respectively
Gentlemen. Inclosed we send you an order of the Council
of Safety relative to the arms belonging to this State. You
are also requested to cause the several Captains in your
department to return an exact List of all the Guns, Cartouch
Boxes, Knapsacks and Havresacks, Camp Kettles, Blankets,
Tents, Canteens, Wooden Bottles, Priming Wires and Brushes
and every other the Effects or Utensils belonging to this State
carryed away by their respective Companies, that we may

C. S. C.

No. 179.
[175.]