of the Council of Maryland, 1777. 385

Thursday 25^th September 1777

Ordered That the western S. Treasurer pay to Ch^s Beatty
Esq^r eight hundred pound on Acct to pay for Beef Cattle pur-
chased for the Militia.
Ordered that the Armourer deliver M^r Winters the Mus-
quet Barrels made by M^r Bond, locks sufficient for the Barrels
and what mounting he has belonging to the Public.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Capt.
John Hawkins Lowe Twenty pounds to be charged to the 3^d
Regiment

That the said Treasurer pay to Capt. John Davidson fifty
five pounds to be charged to Col^o Prices Regiment & to be
accounted for

Monday 29^th September 1777 Annapolis.

Ordered, That the western shore Treasurer pay to Jenifer
and Hooe two thousand six hundred and sixty two pounds
four shillings per Account passed.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Charles
Beatty Esq^r three hundred and fifty pounds to be delivered
over to Benjamin Johnson on Acct to pay the Guard.

Tuesday 30 September 1777.

Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Elisha
Winters six hundred and seventy one pounds seventeen shil-
lings and six pence per Acct passed.

C. B.

[Council to Board of Auditors.]

Sept^r 30^th 1777.
Gen^l
A principal Reason for our removing from Baltimore was
our not being able to pay the Public Debts for want of a
Board to examine & pass the Accounts. We find the same
Difficulty here, and for want of your sitting to do Business,
have been obliged to draw Money from the Treasury, in sev-
eral Instances, on account to repay Money advanced the
Public. Several People have been waiting in Town two or
three Days for you and we have hitherto told them, as we
imagined, you might be soon expected, but they are as weary
of hearing as we are of giving that Answer, and request you'll
furnish us with one, if not more Satisfactory at least, more
decisive We are Gen^t &^ca
To the Board of Auditors.

C. C.

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