384 Journal and Correspondence

C. B.

Wednesday 24^th September 1777.
Present as on yesterday.

Commission issued to James Grahame appointed Captain
Peregrine Fitzhugh first Lieut. Thomas Jones second Lieut.
William Kelty Ensign of a Comp^y in Calvert County.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Darby
Lux Col^o of the Marching Militia from Baltimore County two
hundred pounds on Account
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt John Anderson fifty
pounds to be charged to Col^o Prices Regiment.
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt. William Galbraith
eighteen pounds for the use of his Company to be accounted
for.
Commission issued to Christopher Owings appointed, Capt
of a Company in the Soldiers Delight Battalion of Militia in
Baltimore County.
Brevet issued to Aquila Randall as first Lieut in Capt
Richard Owings Company of Marching Militia Baltimore
County.
Ordered That the Sheriff of Baltimore County deliver to
Lieut Col^o Shields and the Guard under his Command the
five British Prisoners lately committed to his Custody and that
Lieut Col^o Shields carry the said Prisoners to Frederick Town
to Charles Beatty Esq^r who is to send them to Hagars Town
to be there treated in the same manner as the other British
Prisoners there

C. C.

167

[Council to B. Mackall.]

In Council Baltimore 24^th Sept^r 1777.
Sir
We have issued the Commissions to the Officers of Captain
Grahame's Company, as you requested. If, as we imagine,
the Fleet is gone quite clear of you, so that Negroes &^ca may
not probably follow it, we would have the Militia discharged.
We write to M^r Carroll's Agent in Annapolis about the
Mulatto Man & Boat; if they belong to M^r Carroll, you'll be
pleased to deliver them, if they do not belong to him, we
request you'll have them secured and advertized; The Mus-
quetts &^ca we esteem the Property of the Persons who took
them and would either have them divided, or sold and the
Money divided amongst them, as they may agree.
Benj^a Mackall Esq^r L^t of We are &^ca
Calvert County.