of the Council of Safety, 1776. 83

If your Board should not approve of this disposition of the
militia, you will please to let me know it and I shall make
such alterations therein as you may direct.

Altho' I have ordered out the militia to be in readiness to
repel any attempt of the enemy to land in this district agreably
to your directions, yet I think it will be difficult to keep them
together without some money, the Country people here who
have provisions to sell showing a great unwillingness to part
with it unless paid for at the same time. I would therefore
wish your Board would take some order about subsisting the
militia of this District when called out in defence of the prov-
ince by directing that the Treasurer of the Eastern Shore
should pay to the committee of observation for Dorset County
such a sum of money as you may think necessary to be applyed
for the purpose of victualling and subsisting the militia of the
Lower District when in actual service, as the commanding
officer of s^d Brigade shall direct. I have applyed to Gen^l
Chamberlain for 400 lbs. Gunpowder and i6oo^lbs of Lead.

If you should have received any further intelligence con-
cerning Dunmore and his fleet I should be glad to know it.

I am respectfully, Sir,
Your very hb^le Serv^t
Henry Hooper.

	[Harrison to Jenifer?]	C. S. C.
	Sir. Chas County the 19th July 1776. Under cover hereof you will please receive enrollments of two militia companies, viz. John Thomas's and Richard Bennet Mitchel's, the former in the 12th and the latter in the 26th Bat- talion. They have been properly examined, and as I am in momentary expectation that the whole, or part of the Militia here may be called to the aid of St. Mary's must request your Board to issue commissions thereon, and have them trans- mitted me by the earliest opportunity. I am very respectfully Sir, Your obede Servt Will: Harrison
	[Dent to Council.] Charles River, Head Quarters 19th July 1776. Gentn On my arrival at this place on the 16th Inst. I found there had been an engagement with the Enemy with no other loss but the misfortune of Capt Rezin Beall being badly wounded, tho' its hoped not mortal. By four Deserters who came over	Original.