of the Council of Safety, 1777. 11

[Chase to Council.]

Baltimore Town, Jany. 3 1777
Gentlemen: Congress have received no Letter from
General Washington since the 27^th. We are informed by
private Letters that all our force, about 10,000, are in the
Jerseys, and that the Enemy are retreating. It is certain that
Gen^l Heath has retaken Hackensack and some Prisoners.
Mr. Shearman, Delegate from Connecticut, informs that
the Enemy are in Possession of New Port, Rhode Island, and
that about 10,000 are collected to oppose them.
The enclosed Petition was put into my Hands; your Board
will make proper Enquiry and grant Redress. Captain Yates
delivered me the enclosed.
Mr. Carroll informs Me that an application was heretofore
made to Congress relative to the Case of Milne and Jenkins,
and declined Giving any opinion. I have given the state of
their case to the Georgia Delegates. I will write you further
on this subject.
General Smallwood will communicate to you his Directions
from Congress. I shall procure Money from them as soon as
it can be signed, and shall furnish the General with a sum to
enable him to expedite the new Levies. I doubt not the
ready Concurrence and assistance of your Board. On the
Success in procuring a new Army depends our all. I wish you
would give a Line to any officer who may apply to you for
Money, and signify what sum I shall advance.
I think it would be proper for you in a full Board to consider
the Propriety of Convening our general Assembly. Our State
is as yet unrepresented.
I am, Gent, with Respect and Regard
your most obed^t Serv^t
Saml. Chase
The Honble. the Council of Safety of Maryland.

Original.

[Samuel Baxter to Council.]

Monecton Mills January 3^rd 1777
Gentlemen. I am apointed coleter of the fines of the non
inrolers of Midelville upper hundred by the committee of
Baltimore. I have given the munths notis to those that oposed
M^r James Bosley's from coleting in his hunderd and they are
determined not to sufer thear goods to bee sold, as they
gether in ganges and says thay is now law for any such fines
in my hundred there is Bill Savage and John Gorsuch Black
the tomusts and woull and that in Carads the rest not to pay
if thes men were compeld to pay the rest would all pay with-
out any trouble a number of the rest has told me that if it was

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