68 Journal and Correspondence

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[Hands to Jenifer.]

Langsford Bay 17 July 1776

Sir.
My most sincere and grateful acknowledgments are justly
due to the Honourable the late Convention, for their continu-
ance of me a member of the Council of Safety; and altho' it
gives me great pain, yet I should consider myself highly
unworthy of the good opinion they had entertained of me, did
I not signify to you that I find my situation such, that I think
myself bound to decline that Honour.
You therefore Sir will be pleased to accept of my resigna-
tion of the appointment of me a member of the Council of
Safety and believe me with due respect to yourself and the
other Gentlemen of your Board. Your most humble Serv^t
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Th: B. Hands.
President of the Council of Safety of Maryland.

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[Barnes to Council.]

To the Honorable the Council of Safety.
In a Letter wrote to your Honors by Capt. Elliott & myself,
praying a Reinforcement to be sent to our assistance, we
omited to mention the want of powder and ball, which we
stand in great need of, not having above one Quarter of a
pound of powder and one pound of Lead p^r man for the
Militia on the Island, and if your Honors thinks fit to order
Companys to our assistance, I hope you will order ammunition
for them as well as for the Companys on the Island.
I am Gentlemen
July 17^th 1776 Your very Humble Serv^t
Tho^s Barnes Jun.

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[Hollingsworth to Council.]

Baltimore July 17^th 1776
Sirs. I have not received the money for the order sent me
by Cap^t Nicolson for [ ]250. I have sent George Wells Sen.
for it. if he should meet with any difficulty, please let M^r
Crummill your clarck assist him and if you have any orders
for me concerning Bread or flour please write. I have been
this two days getting timber for the Galleys. Pleas not let
him come without the Cash: from your humble Servant
Jesse Hollingsworth