of the Council of Safety, 1776. 445

Copy of Letter N^o 5 was sent to Capt. James Nicholson.
Ordered That Capt. John Brooke's Company be immedi-
ately assembled and repair to the Council of Safety on Duty.
Ordered That Capt. John Brooke deliver over to Capt.
Thomas Watkins all the Guns, Blankets and other Effects
belonging to the Public, delivered out heretofore to said
Brooke's Company, or purchased for them; and that the said
Company be immediately disbanded, and such of them as will
not inlist in the Continental Service, or Matross Companies be

forthwith discharged.

Ordered That Captain Thomas Watkins keep such of the
Guns and other Effects belonging to Captain Brooke's Com-
pany, as he may want for the Company under his Command ;
and that he deliver over such as he doth not want to the Com-
missary of Stores, and return a List of the whole to this Board.
Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Col.
Francis Ware, Cloth sufficient to make him a great Coat.
Ordered That the Western Shore Treasurer pay to Col.
Francis Ware twenty five Pounds.
Ordered That the said Treasurer pay to M^r John Bullen
fifty Pounds Currency.
Ordered That the said Treasurer pay to Phyllis Waterland
fifteen Shillings.
Adjourned till next Day 10 O' Clock.

C.S.J.

[Circular to absent members.]
Sir.
The Convention has rechosen you a member of the Council
of Safety, and we shall be much obliged by your joining the
Board as soon as you possibly can.

Sir. The Convention having elected you a member of the
Council of Safety, and much business to transact, We beg
your assistance, and request the favor, that you will attend the
Board as soon as you possibly can.
Nov^r 14^th 1776

C.S.C.

No. 4.

[Council to Capt. Nicholson.]

Sir. Your last letters gave us great reason to beleive that
we should soon have the Acc^ts relative to the Ship Defence
settled; we have waited some time expecting your coming
down for that purpose, we again beg leave to remind you of
the necessity there is that those Acc^ts should be settled, we
must insist upon having it done soon, or we shall be obliged
to make out a peremptory order for your attendance.
Nov^r 14 1776
Capt. James Nicholson

No. 5.