of the Council of Safety, 1776. 79

[Council to Wiesenthal.]

To Doc^r Charles Frederick Wiesenthall,
Sir.
Doctor Tootle has been with us since his Journey to Balti-
more, he is uncertain how far you intend to act as Physician
to the Matross Company now at Baltimore Town or any of
the Militia of the Flying Camp that may be stationed there
in lieu of those Companies of the Battalion who are marched
to New York. We should be obliged to you for a Line giving
us your answer to these Doubts of his, that we may know
how to conduct ourselves in the Nomination of an Assistant to
act in that Department.
19^th July 1776

C. S. C.

No. 59.

[Jenifer to West.]

To John West Esq^r President of the Comm^ee of Alexandria.
Sir. Your Letter of yesterday I received, and laid it before
our Council who have directed me to assure you that every
Friendly assistance in their power shall be cheerfully afforded
our Neighbours upon every emergency that may require it.
We derive great comfort from the Competence of your powers
and the promise you have been pleased to make of Flying to
our assistance whenever it should be necessary. We can
order our Regular Forces out of the Province; the militia we
cannot, but the Colonels in each County are authorized to call
out the Militia to act in the Province whenever they see
occasion to do it.
19 July 1776.

No. 60.

[Council to Steward.]

To Mr. Stephen Steward
Sir.
James Cray attends you with a Vessell that he is offering
for sale to the Council of Safety, but as we are by no means
Judges of her Value, or whether or not she will answer our
purpose we have referred him to you for examination and
shall be very glad to hear from you upon that Head.
19 July 1776

No. 61.

[Council to Charles County Committee.]

To the Committee of Observation of Charles County.
Gentlemen.
We have sent you two hundred Pounds by Charles Lands-

No. 62.