266 Journal and Correspondence.

C. C.

M^r Van Bibber has no right to dispose of our Tin, or any
other Article of ours, to Col^o Aylett. We want the Things
ourselves and hope Col^o Aylett will not think of touching
them. These Goods purchased by M^r M^cCreary were bought
with the Money of this State, and M^r Young's Name inserted
merely for Safety, as M^cCreary thought, and we are exceed-
ingly surprised that M^r Van Bibber should attempt to dispose
of any of them. We are Gent &^ca
Mess^rs Norton & Beall.

82

[Council to A. Hall.]

In Council Annapolis 30^th May 1777.
Sir
We received yours of the 26^th Ins^t and are of Opinion that
there is no need of a Commission issuing to the Clerk; there
does not occur, in the Constitution & Form of Government,
any Expression from which it can be inferred that a Commis-
sion is necessary, but that Part which says " the Clerk shall
hold his Commission during good Behaviour." the Word
Commission there, we think, must be understood in the same
Sense as Office, which it has with Regard to the Chancellor.
We do not see how the Commissioners can go on with the
Nomination of Assessors; it seems as if they were restricted
to the Times mentioned in the Act for the Execution of this
Part of it, yet should we have sent up a Commission as you
desired, though it might have been the Ground of Dispute for
querelous People, but that the Assembly is to meet the 11^th
June, when it will be necessary to aid in some Cases not very
unlike this, and this may then with Convenience, be put on
such a Footing as to prevent any Dispute
Col^o Aquila Hall We are &^ca
Harford Co^ty

83

[Council to W. Paca.]

In Council Annapolis 30^th May 1777.
Sir.
We are obliged by the Trouble you have taken to furnish
us with the Size of the Barracks, and the Account for printing
the Continental Money but you have not been quite so par-
ticular in your Description of the Barracks as we wished; how
many Men to a Room, and how are their Beds contrived,
some Account of the Officers Barracks.
We inclose you Copies of the Resolutions sent us by the
President of the Congress and the Letter we received from