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ingness to proceed in the ship, they are ordered to be dis-
charged from the ship, to wit, John Harrington, Richard
Arthur, W^m Adams, Joseph Shaw, John Dillain, Joseph Church,
William Harrington, W^m Berrige, Richard Harding, John
Mitchell, Guilford Minatree, Solomon Tyler, and James Mar-
shall.
Ordered, That the Western Shore Treasurer pay to Captⁿ
James Nicholson one thousand and ninety two pounds, six-
teen shillings and six pence for Balance of Acc^t

C. B.

[Council to Capt. David.]

In Council Annapolis 31^st May 1777
Sir
You are to proceed with the Conqueror to this Place with
all Dispatch, fitted as well as you can, and apply to Cap^t
Walker for his Men to go with you. We may probably give
you Orders here to proceed farther. We are &^ca
P. S. If Cap^tWalker is about rigging his Galley, and it
should be necessary, he will keep two or three of his Men.
Cap^t John David.

C. C.
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[Council to T. Wright.]

In Council Annapolis 31^st May 1777
Sir
On considering the Subject of your Letter of the 25^th we
find ourselves a good deal embarrassed; if it could be done
with Propriety, we should gladly send you another Commis-
sion with an Addition of two Gentlemen who would act with
you, as such an Addition seems desirable by you and is probly
so to Mess^rs Brown and Thompson; but we think issuing a
new Commission whilst one is subsisting which may be
executed, is irregular. If you have proceeded in the Execu-
tion of the Commission, we do not think we can send another,
but will send a Commission to a Clerk, if the Gen^l will recom-
mend; was a proper Person to be got here, we should, on
your Intimation of your Difficulties on this Head, have com-
missioned him immediately. If you have not proceeded in
the Commission and it should be more agreeable to you and
the other Gen^t who will act, to have Assistance joined with
you, we will send a new Commission on a Return of the old,
with a Certificate that no Person hath qualified; and should
be obliged to you to mention who you think will be the most
proper for Clerk &^ca We wish to do what is strictly legal in
this Affair, but if there should be any Opinion entertained

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