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dred Musquets fixed with Bayonets, steel rammers, swivels,
priming wires and brushes at three pounds fifteen shillings

each the Mounting to be of brass or Iron the breech pin to be
let into the solid so that on reboring the threads of the
screws shall not be injured, that he will enter on the said
Work within two weeks from the Date hereof and within six
weeks from the Date hereof will deliver fifteen and so from
Month to Month thereafter at least fifteen of the said Musquets
compleatly finished as aforesaid the said Deliveries to be
made at Baltimore Town to Gerrard Hopkins or such other
person as shall be appointed by the Governor and Council.
The Governor and Council to furnish Locks and such Barrels
and Bayonets as were furnished to Nicholas White and also
to advance one hundred and eighty seven pounds ten shillings
part of the price on giving Bond with good security to
comply with this Contract

Thursday 18 September 1777.
Present as on yesterday.

Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Capt.
Alexander Furnival forty shillings money paid by him for
shoeing 2 Horses.
That the said Treasurer pay to Doct. Charles Wiesenthal
Thirty seven pounds, three shillings and five pence and fifty
six pounds nine shillings and six pence as per Accounts passed
the Board and also the further sum of sixty pounds for a
Horse to be charged to the Continent
That the said Treasurer pay to John Hart Quarter Master
one hundred Pounds on Account
That the said Treasurer pay to Edward Fox Ten Pounds
eight shillings and fourpence for one Month's Salary as Cl to
the Board of Accounts due 20^th August last.

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Original.

[Gist to Gov. Johnson.]

Cross Roads Near Nottingham 18 Sept. 1777.
Sir
this will be delivered you by Lieutenant Allison of my
Regiment by whom I send under Guard five Brittish Prison-
ers, to be disposed of as you may Judge necessary which when
delivered you will please to order the Guard to Join the Regi-
ment they belong to.
I likewise Inclose you Martin Rodda's Parole, the charge
against him was forwarded to the Lieut^t of Kent County in
order to be transmitted to you. I expet to form a Junction