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you. We therefore wish some two of you to remove, for a
while, to some Place where the Claimants wait on you for the

Examination of their Accounts. We are Ge^ &^ca
Commissioners of the Board
of Acc^ts Annapolis

C. K.

Saturday 6. September 1777.

Commission issued to Baker Johnson appointed Col of the
thirty fourth Batt. of Militia in Frederick County he having
left his former Com^o at Home
Commission issued to Thomas Watkins appointed Captain
of a Comp^y in the South River Batt. of Militia in Ann Arundel
County
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Col.
Darby Lux six hundred pounds for the use of his Batt now
on Duty to be acc^td for

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Original.

[William Paca to Gov. Johnson.]

D^r Sir: I herewith send you a most incorrigible fellow, the
Rev. John Patterson; he has been endeavouring to throw
every Obstacle in the way to calling forth our militia, and has
violated the Execution of our Laws; he is the most provoking
exasperating mortal that ever existed; we have great reasons
to suspect him of being concerned with one Chambers of this
county who is now with the Enemy conducting them on their
ravaging and plundering Parties. I hope he will be taken
good care of and well guarded.
I am sorry to inform you of an Insurrection of Tories on the
Borders of Queen Ann's & Caroline Counties headed by some
scoundrel Methodist Preachers. A Body of eighty assembled
in arms, were dispersed, three have since been apprehended.
The Captain & Chief Methodist Preacher are among the
Captives. Col. Richardson remains in Caroline County to
suppress those that are there assembled.
Col^o Gist is at Camp & has the Command. Col. Richard-
son's Battalion is arrived; our militia are daily assembling and
our force grows formidable; but I am told the Cecil County
militia & Talbot & the Counties lower down are collecting in
great disorder from want of Commissions. I wrote you in my
last the necessity of providing Commissions.
We are raising a Company of Light Horse in Queen Ann's
County where there are excellent Horses, and shall form one
in a day or two and be able to equip them.
Your supply of Tents &c. were very acceptable. With the
sails of Ships which necessity urged us to take, I hope we
shall make out a tolerable covering for our men.