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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 Accts Annapolis
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[William Paca to Gov. Johnson.]
Dr 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.
Colo 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.
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