of the Council of Maryland, 1777. 285

Ennals Jun^r just now, we see the Letter designed for you, was
by Mistake directed to him; it happened, as M^r Ridgely tells
us, from his supposing you were in the Assembly and had
therefore resigned; he relied too much on his Memory, which
did not distinguish you from your Brother. Our Circular
Letter of the 15^th May, may have probably been misdirected
in the same manner. You may be assured Sir, that there was
not the least Intention of any ungenteel Conduct towards you,
and we are glad, since the Mistake has happened, that we
have an Opportunity of informing you of the Occasion of it.
We request you will act as if the Letters were directed to
you; Col^o Ennals having wrote us that he sent you that of
the 5^th May. We are &^ca
Col^o John Dickinson

C. C.

[Council to Col. Richardson.]

In Council 11^th June 1777.
Sir.
M^r Emanuel Kent of Queen Ann's County has made Appli-
cation to us for the Discharge of his Servant Josias Merrifield,
lately enlisted into your Battalion by Cap^t Emory. M^r Kent
alledges (with Truth as it appears to us) that this Servant was
enlisted by Cap^t Emory some Time in April last, but being
valued by Doctor Anderson, to above sixteen Pounds, was
discharged. That afterwards (in June) Cap^t Emory enlisted
him again, and carried him before M^r Bordley, another Magis-
trate, who valued him in M^r Kent's Absence, at sixteen
Pounds, and that the Servant now remains a Soldier in your
Regiment. We think the second Enlistment, under these Cir-
cumstances, was irregular & improper, and request you to
discharge the Man, unless you know the Facts above stated to
be untrue, or the Enlistment attended with some other Cir-
cumstances which have not been communicated to us, and of
which you will please to inform us. We are &^ca
Col^o Richardson

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Thursday 12 June 1777.
Present as on yesterday

On considering the Letters of Colonel Joseph Dashiel to the
Governor dated the tenth Instant, his to Colonel Richardson
dated the ninth, and Colonel Done's letter to Colonel Dashiel
dated the same Day, It is ordered that there be two Detach-
ments from the twenty fourth Battalion of Militia of two Com-
panies each, to be commanded by a Major of that Battalion,

C. B.