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bours can furnish you with a particular Account of his Con-
duct and its effects since his return.
I have the Honor to be, Sir,
Y^r mo. Hum. Servt
M. Gist

C. C.

Saturday 1^st November 1777
Present as on yesterday.

John Bullen Esquire is appointed Commissary of Stores for
this State in the room of Charles Wallace Howard who has
resigned
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay Daniel
Hughs two hundred and thirty nine pounds seventeen shil-
lings and six pence amount of Account passed and also the
further Sum of five hundred pounds on Account of the Pris-
oners under his care in Washington County.
Ordered That Daniel Hughs Esq^r Lieut of Washington
County may remove any of the Prisoners of War under his
care in Sharpsburgh from that place to any other part of
Washington County which he may think more convenient
and proper for their residence, and that the said Daniel
Hughes may also inlist a proper Guard upon the Continental
pay merely for the purpose of Safe Keeping the s^d Prisoners

C. B.

[W. Smith to Gov. Johnson.]

York Town Novem^r 1, 1777.
Sir
I did myself the honor about Two days past, to inclose you
a coppy of the capitulation signed by L^t Gen^l Burgoine the
16^th Ult. at Saratoga since w^ch nothing material has occured.
By a letter from Col. Hartley dated Head quarters, the 30^th
October he says Gen^l L^d Cornwallis had crossed the Dela-
ware at Coopers ferry at the head of 4000 men, Supposed
with design to make a second attack on red bank & from
thence, on Fort Mifflin, but on holding a Council of War, he
thought proper to return to the Citty without making any
attack.
Inclosed you have a resolution of Congress, which I am
directed to forward. I am with respect & esteem
Your Excellencys
M^o ob^t hble Servt
W. Smith

C. C.
Original.