of the Council of Maryland, 1777. 357

you are to call on any Persons you please for Assistance, or if
you think proper, acquaint us and you shall immediately have
what Force you may think necessary. If in any Instance a
Man who cannot, is ordered to march, let him make known
his Circumstances to Col^o Worthington in a peaceable Way ;
we wish not to inflict extream Hardships, but the Laws must
not be braved. We are also informed that Richard Gray and
Samuel Philips, who were not of the first Class of the Militia,
not only advised, but prompted this Opposition by meeting
and joining those who had assembled with their Arms. You
are therefore to arrest the said Richard Gray and Samuel
Philips and send them to us, that their Conduct may be duly
inquired into We are &^ca
L^t Col^o Robosson.

C. C.

[Council to R. Barnes.]

In Council Baltimore 1^st Sept^r 1777.
Sir
We shall, in all Probability, have more Militia here than we
can arm. We are therefore desirous, as your County is so
remote and the People may be wanted at Home, that none
should immediately march from thence. Possibly those who
first go may want to be relieved, you will therefore get your
Militia settled in the best Manner you can and have two Com-
panies of each Battalion ready to march, in Case they
should be ordered. We do not hear of any capital move yet
of our Enemies; Gen^l Washington's Van is in their Neigh-
bourhood, and Report makes us out full strong enough for
them. We are &^ca
L^t Richard Barnes
S^t Mary's County

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[Council to Col. Ware.]

In Council Baltimore 1^st Sept^r 1777.
Sir.
The Militia have come in and are marching with all the
Alacrity we could expect, we shall have more than we can
arm, which makes it unnecessary for any to march at present
from Charles; but as the Militia who now go out may want
to be relieved, we wish you to have two Companies ready
agreed on for that Purpose, if they should be ordered. To do
this the most effectually, we think it will be best to have the
Militia classed agreeable to Law. We had no Expectation
that the Congress would have appointed any Officer to com-

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