of the Council of Safety, 1777. 171

Regiment. The Bearer hereof M^r Hezekiah Reeder is a
young Gentⁿ of family & fortune of this County, and is
desirous of serving his Country, I therefore beg leave to
recommend him as a fit person & shall be very glad you would
appoint him my 2^nd Lieutenant. I have not enlisted more

than 19 men yet, as I have not heard from my ensign, cant
tell what success he has met with the small pox being so rife
at present that it greatly retards the recruiting service here.
M^r Jones & myself are now in it, but hope we shall be able to
get about again in eight or nine days: I received from Major
Sam Smith 750 Dollars for part of the Bounty money, please
to send by M^r Reeder the Ballance also some printed inlist-
ments. I am Sir Your most Hble Servant,
Jos. Marbury.

To Colonel Mordeca Gist or Col^o Nath^l Ramsay.
I Chearfully acquiese in the recommendation of Captⁿ Mar-
bury and request that M^r Reeder may have the Commission
which M^r Garner formerly held: I am &c.
Baltimore 14^th 1777. Nath^l Ramsay

C. S. C.

Thursday March 13^th 1777
Council met. Present as on yesterday.

Ordered That the Western Shore Treasurer pay to Col^o
William Richardson four thousand Dollars.
That the said Treasurer pay to Col^o Peter Adams Eight
thousand Dollars.
That the said Treasurer pay to Charles and Joseph White
Twenty nine pounds two Shillings and Six pence.
That the said Treasurer pay to Jesse Hollingsworth four
thousand Six hundred and Eighteen pounds Nineteen Shill-
ings and two pence.
That the said Treasurer pay to Cap^t Ralph Moore forty
three pounds four Shillings and Eight Pence.
That the said Treasurer pay to John Bullen Ninety Pounds
That the said Treasurer pay to James May for the use of
Richard Dallam forty seven pounds five Shillings — C^y
Adjourned 'till next day 10 ^oClock.

C. S. J.

[Petition of Davis and Others.]

Annapolis March 13^th 1777
The humble petition of Jesse Davis, Boaz Walston, Daniel
Fookes, John Parsons, Jonathan Fookes, Daniel Melson,
Samuel Williams and Jerman Bethard: To the Honourable

C. S. C.