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in Somerset & Worcester where, we are told, a good many
yet are, before M^r M^cGerment came in, the Prices at 1/. for
stalled Cattle and 9^d for inferior and to allow for the fifth
Quarter. These Prices are lower than Beef can generally be
got at, though much higher than M^r M^cGerment says he has
given. We were also appointing Gentlemen in most of the
Counties on the Eastern Shore to purchase Pork and thought
of limiting the Price not to exceed £5. a Hundred, but, on
M^r M^cGerment shewing us he could not exceed £4. and
informing us that he had already Persons in each County, we
shall not appoint any, though we are fearful no great Quantity
will be got at £4. and, in our Opinion, you cannot too soon
have M^r M^cGermont or some discreet Person, go round to
those employed and give a greater Latitude, unless the Pork
comes in as you wish. William Winder Jun^r and Levin
Woolford of Somerset County, John Richardson & William
Wise of Worcester County, Nathaniel Potter of Caroline,
Robert Caile Harrison and Joseph Richardson of Dorchester
County, we thought of as proper People to collect Pork, and
recomend it to you to add some of them to those already
appointed; they are Gentlemen who, we believe, would take
the Trouble to forward this necessary Piece of Public Busi-
ness. We are Sir &^ca
William Buchanan Esq^r
Commis^y Gen^l of Purchases

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[Council to Sheriffs.]

Circular. In Council 8^th Jan^y 1778.
Sir.
We cannot better give you a just Impression of the Neces-
sity for your Diligence in collecting the Assessment from
those who are able & willing to pay it, than by inclosing you
a Copy of the Resolution of the General Assembly of the 23^d
of Dec^r to effect the Purpose of which, we most earnestly
request your Exertions. Out of the first Money you may col-
lect, we desire you will pay to any of the Recruiting Officers
of your County, who may have inlisted Recruits, sixty Dollars
for each of them so inlisted, on their producing you a Certifi-
cate of such Recruits having been passed by the Lieutenant
as effective and, if the Money you may collect is sufficient, to
advance to each Recruiting Officer of your County, one hun-
dred and eighty Dollars, and so from Time to Time, advance
as they may have expended in such Manner as that each of
those Officers may have Cash in Hand ready to pay the
Bounty to their Men on their Inlistment, for all which Money
so paid or advanced, you are to take Receipts. We are &^ca
To the Sheriffs of the several Counties.