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Next and the Skooner friendship By the middell of next week
the Brig is here done and Redy for flour the Butchers are
Salting the Beef the sales are making for such as want small
saills and things are Going Tolerable. But the consumption
of Cash is Grait with so many Sundry things doing. Pleas
send a sum of money By the Barer Capt Stone I will Doe all
I can for you and Remain your Humble Servant
Jesse Hollingsworth

I thought you had Staves But can find none to Dammage
the vessells with am forst to By them.
By.
Capt. Stone

C. S. C.

Friday 15^th November 1776.

Council met. Present as on yesterday.
Ordered That the Paymaster pay to Capt. John Brooke
One hundred and thirty four Pounds seven Shillings and ten
pence.
Copy of Letter N^o 6 was sent to Robert Peters, Copy of N^o
7 to Jesse Hollingsworth Copy of N^o 8 to Isaac Vanbibber,
Copy of N^o 9 to M^r Bond Gunsmith, and Copy of N^o 10 to
Jesse Hollingsworth.
Ordered That the Western Shore Treasurer pay to William
Stone for the use of Jesse Hollingsworth five hundred Pounds
Currency
Adjourned till next Day 10 O'Clock.

C. S. J.

[Council to Secretary of Board of War.]
Sir.
We are honored by your favor of the 8^th ins^t and upon the
strictest enquiry cannot find that any Indians of the Six Nations
are detained in Maryland contrary to their inclinations, two
or three strangers came, and joined the Nanticoke Indians
sometime ago, who still remain with them satisfied and well
treated, therefore the Idea cannot be founded in Truth, and
we are sorry it should create any Uneasiness among the
Indians.
In compliance with the request of the Board of War, we
inclose you a List of the Officers of Continental Troops raised
in this State, with the Ranks, Dates of Commissions and
number of Privates, which upon examination we hope will be
found right.
We send you inclosed a Bill of Lading for some Powder
arrived in Captain Hill at Baltimore Town, which we have
requested M^r Isaac Van Bibber to have taken care of until

C.S.C.

No. 6.