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Reg^t was an Ensign in Col^o Hall's Reg^t is now at Camp and
a clever young Fellow. Mason is appointed a 1^st L^t in Col^o
Gunby' s Reg^t they were advanced by us and we did not doubt
their having Notice of it. Thomas Jones stands in the
Original List sent us by the Assembly, which is all we know
of him. From your not mentioning our Letter of the 14^th
May, we suppose it has not reached you, inclosed is a Copy of
it; we shall attend to what you say about your Officers. We
send you 4000 Dollars and the Amount of your Advances.
We approve what has been done by you towards subsisting
Cap^t Foreman's Men and it may continue the little Time you
stay, but Cap^t Foreman had better look out for some other
Way against that Time, for we shall not choose to part from
the rest of our Provisions, if any left, or be connected in any
manner with his Acc^ts We are &^ca
Col^o W^m Richardson.

C. C.

[Council to J. McCabe.]

In Council Annapolis 4^th June 1777
Sir
We are desirous of knowing whether you have the Cards
ready, for which you contracted with the late Council of Safety.
The Time has expired in April and we have not heard from
you, we expect a Settlement of this matter very soon.
John McCabe Baltimore. We are &^ca

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[Council to T. Smyth.]

In Council Annapolis 4^th June 1777
Sir,
We are very desirous of getting the Chester Galley fitted
and much obliged to you for the Trouble you have taken to
forward it. Lux and Bowley wrote us some Time since that
they would give us the Preference of their Cordage at £7 10.
We accepted, but indeed, as yet, have got little or nothing of
it. M^r Lowndes is now at work, we believe, solely for us, and
at about that Price, but he will not be able to furnish us so far
as wanted; yet if we give £14 for any, we suppose we must
for all, for this Reason, and as Hynson's Quantity would go
but a very little Way, we choose not to take it, at this Price.
If Lux and Bowley do not go to Work for us soon, the Frigate
now being gone, we intend, rather than be at the present Pass,
to set up a Rope Walk for the Public and are satisfied we
should, even in different Management, save a good Deal of
Money. We are &^ca
Thomas Smyth Esq^r

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