524 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C.

No. 54.

[Council to Frederick Committee.]

Gentⁿ. We received your letter by D^r Fisher and Acc^t of
expenses transmitted for the last money we sent up. This
account we have referred to the Board of Accounts, who are
the proper persons to pass all accounts. We send you three
Hundred pounds to pay the most pressing of your demands;
and we intreat you to furnish the particulars of the expences
with Vouchers to pass the Board of Accounts, without which
we cannot advance any further large sums in gross. We are
under the disagreeable necessity of repeating this request
about the accounts, because we expect the public will censure
us for advancing large sums of money in gross without any
account; be pleased therefore to send down the Acc^ts and
whatever the Balance may be, shall be paid, and any further
advance made that may be necessary.
Dec^r 12^th 1776
The Committee of Observation for Fred^k County

No. 55.

[Council to T. Stone.]

Sir. We are requested by M^r Carroll (Barr^r) to desire your
attendance in Congress as soon as your private concerns will
permit, and we should be glad that you may have it in your
power to gratify him.
Dec^r 12^th 1776
Tho^s Stone, Esq^r

[Baltimore Committee to Annapolis Committee.]

In Committee, Baltimore Dec. 12^th 1776.
Gentlemen.
By a letter rec^d by y^r Post from M^r S. Chase we are directed
immediately to send up to the Head of Elk and Charles Town
all the Craft that can be got in order to assist in bringing
down the public Stores, the sick &c. which were to be removed
from Philad^a & were requested to transmit you the same,
requisition w^h doubt not you will readily comply with. We
are with much respect, Gent.
Your most humb^le Serv^ts
Ja^s Calhoun Ch^m

No. 56.

[Council to T. Johnson.]

Sir. By Letters lately received from our Delegates in Con-
gress we are strongly desired to press your joining them as
soon as you can with any degree of convenience. They say