of the Council of Maryland, 1777. 411

out of the Public Money, what might be necessary with the
Approbation and Allowance of the Hon^ble Matthew Tilghman,

Robert Goldsborough and William Paca Esquires or either of
them and afterwards the like Request was made in Council
under which, I am informed, considerable Sums of Money
have been advanced by the Treasurer of the Eastern Shore
and, I hope, have been properly applied. I have mentioned
these Circumstances which, I flatter myself, will satisfactorily
account to you for the apparent Irregularity, which was
altogether owing to the then situation of our Affairs.
The House of Delegates T. J.
6^th Nov^r 1777.

C. C.

Friday 7 November 1777.
Present as on yesterday.

Pardons issued to Levy Smith convicted for Robery and
negro Holliday for Horse Stealing
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Col^o
Thomas Gist one hundred and eighty nine pounds three
shillings and three Pence due his Regiment per Account
passed the Board.
That the said Treasurer pay to Nicholas Lewis Sewall
three pounds ten shillings Amo^t of Account passed.
That the said Treasurer pay to Elijah Merryman eighteen
pounds ten shillings due Capt. Lemmons Company p Acct
Sundry Articles returned by M^r John Smoot from the Gun
Manufactory in Worcester County per List returned and left
with the Board of Accounts which are this Day sold to M^r
Thomas Smoot at such price as shall be put upon them by a
Mess^rs Joseph Richardson and James Sullivan.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Capt
William Brown two hundred and fifty one pounds thirteen
shillings and nine pence per Acct pass^d
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt George Cooke twelve
hundred and twenty one pounds two shillings and four pence
halfpenny per Acc^c

C. B.

[Gist to Gov. Johnson.]

Camp at White Marsh Nov. 7^th 1777
Sir
I wrote you a few days ago with a report of Colonel Hop-
pers conduct; since which I have discharg'd the rem^g part of
the first Classes of such Militia who continued with me the
time limitted by the Assembly of Maryland whose names are

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