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appointed President, and John Hall Esquire Vice-President,
M^r Richard Ridgely clerk.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Catharine Stinson Eleven shillings and three Pence.
Copy of Letter N^o 1 was sent to M^r Samuel Purviance
junior.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Doct^r Smith Bishop Eight Pounds for the use of Patrick
Waters and James Stevenson.
Permit granted to Seth Paddock Master of the Brig Adven-
ture to go to Nantz he having given Bond and lodged manifest
agreeable to a Resolution of Convention.
Ordered That the Western Shore Treasurer pay to Stephen
Steward five hundred Pounds Common Money.
Ordered That the said Treasurer pay to Thomas Smyth
Esquire two hundred and fifty Pounds common money.
Copy of Letter N^o 2 was sent to M^r William Hindman
Esquire, Treasurer of the Eastern Shore.
Adjourned 'till next Day 10 ^o'Clock.

C.S. J.

[Council to S. Purviance, Jr.]

Sir. Upon enquiry of M^r Stephen Steward about water-
casks for the use of the armed vessels belonging to this State,
we are informed by him that he had purchased thirty two hun-
dred weight of Iron hoops for that purpose, which hoops you
had intercepted & now detain from him & he is thereby pre-
vented from forwarding that necessary piece of business.
This procedure of yours appears to us to be very extraordi-
nary & a little out of the common road. We are therefore
only to request that you deliver the hoops immediately to M^r
Steward or his order that the vessels which he is fitting out
may not any longer be detained.
Nov. 12^th 1776
M^r Sam^l Purviance

C.S.C.

No. 1.

[Council to Hindman.]

Sir. Inclosed you have copy of the order of Convention
appropriating ten thousand pounds of the money in your
hands for change to public uses. We request you would send
it over by the bearer, as also about three thousand pounds
more to be used here especially for changing the old emis-
sion, our money for exchange being nearly expended
Nov. 12^th 1776
To W^m Hindman Esq^r Treasurer E Shore.

No. 2.