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informed M^r Thomas the resolution of the Council as to them.
It will be very difficult if not impossible to procure a sufficient
quantity of guns here, the Militia have but few, and will not
part with them unless to the Company which is to defend
Kent Island. They I believe will be soon supplied from what
I can learn, I cannot however speak with certainty. I shall
meet the Committee next Thursday and shall then have an
opportunity of forming some judgm^t myself of the practica-
bility of arming them. Pray write me if any thing extraor-
dinary.
I am your obed^t Humb^le Serv^t
Sunday Morning July 21^st 1776. Ja. Tilghman

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[B. Johnson to Council.]

Gentⁿ Frederick Town July 21^st 1776.
Yesterday I received part of Capt. Good's Company. Lieut
Ghiselin now waits on you for commissions and orders. Capt.
Good informed me that it will be out of his power to procure
arms unless you will be pleased to furnish him with money,
and then he can get both arms and Blankets. I submit it to
your consideration whether it would not be best, I believe
Capt Good to be a man of honour. I know him to be a man
of property and will I dare say lay the money out to the
advantage of the Publick.
Some villain or other has propagated thro' this county that
Col^o Beatty and myself have destroyed the recommendation
of the filed officers by the Committee and the several petitions
of the people for a further Representation. I hope you will
not think me troublesome when I request the favour of you to
inform me by letter that they are in your possession by M^r
Ghiselin I hope to receive your answer.
I am Gen' with respect your obed^t Serv^t
B. Johnson.

C. S. J.

Monday 22^d July 1776.

Council met. Present the same Members as on Saturday.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
the Clerk thirty Pounds for Expresses & other Purposes.
That the said Treasurer pay to William Johnson twelve
Pounds two shillings and six Pence for making Tents.
That the said Treasurer pay to John Denwood three hun-
dred Pounds for the use of the Committee of Observation for
Somerset County.
That the said Treasurer pay to George Woolsey four hun-