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of the Prisoners and other Considerations of as much Weight,
that a pretty strong Guard should be kept. I therefore
request that your Battalion & Companies may furnish, on
Charles Beatty Esquire's Orders, what will be sufficient, 'til a
Guard Company can be inrolled; he will apportion the Duty,
as nearly equal as he can, Situation and Circumstances con-
sidered, & your Assistance to get the Guard Company
inrolled, will soon make an End of the Occasion of this Duty
which, I wish to be as short as possible I am Gen^t &^ca
To the Col^s of the Battalions in
Fred^k County and the Cap^ts of
the Half Battalion.

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[Gov. Johnson to Smallwood.]

Annapolis 31^st Dec^r 1777.
Sir
This, I expect, will be handed to you by Cap^t Brown, who
commands one of the Artillery Companies to be sent from
hence under the inclosed Resolution. I have given him
Orders to march to you at Wilmington and similar Orders to
Capt Dorsey of the other Company, if he is ready to march,
of which I am doubtful. I have given them Orders to march
to Wilmington rather than to the Valley Forge, presuming
that if they should be less useful at Wilmington, or, if General
Washington should chuse to have them with the Main Body,
the Difference of the Distance will not be very great and you
will be better able than myself to direct the Rout. I do not
know whether it will suit with the General Plan of the Army
to have these two Companies separate Corps, if not, Imagine
they will probably be joined to some other Body of Artillery
and, if they are, or a Major should be appointed to command
both Companies, I should think it but Justice that Maj^r Ful-
ford or Maj^r Smith should have the Appointment, if they
chuse. I inclose you a Copy of our Recruiting Act and sub-
mit it to you 'whether it would not be well to send an Officer
to each of our County Court Houses or, at least, the most of
them, to receive the Recruits. I do not know what Success
we may have, but the Bounty seems to be sufficient, if any
Bounty will do.
Gen^l Smallwood. I am Sir &^ca

C. B.

Thursday I^st January 1778
Present as on yesterday.

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Joshua
Frazier forty five Pounds for rent of his House as a Guard