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Pass granted to Elizabeth McCall of Baltimore Town to go
to General Smallwood and from thence into New York if he
thinks proper.
Commission issued to William Winder, Peter Waters, John
Stewart, Levin Wilson Gilliss Polk, John Williams, Joseph
Venebles, John Span Conway, Henry Jackson, Levin Wol-
ford, John Piper, Josiah Dashiell, John Hayward and John
Horsey appointed Justices of the Peace for Somerset County
also to
Peter Waters, John Stewart, Levin Wilson, John Span
Conway and Levin Wolford appointed Justices of the
Orphans Court in Somerset County.
Ordered That the Western shore Treasurer pay to Captain
William Campbell Thirty Pounds, seventeen shillings and six
pence due for Cloathing to that part of his Company formerly
Captain Jerome and the further Sum of Eighty nine Pounds
eighteen shillings and six Pence for Rations due his Company
as per Accounts passed the Board of Accounts.
John White Swift of the State of Pennsylvania being called
upon agreeable to an Act of the General Assembly of the
State of Maryland entitled "An Act for the better security of
the Government" appeared and was examined but could not
produce a Certificate of his having taken the Oath prescribed
by the State of Pennsylvania and having refused to take the
Oath of Fidelity and Support to this State and also the Oath
to the United States prescribed by the said Act, the said John
White Swift is therefore ordered to enter into a Bond of the
Penalty of one thousand Pounds with one sufficient Security
for his personal Appearance before the Executive Council of
the said State of Pennsylvania within Eight Days from the
Date hereof and also to return a Certificate from the said
Executive Council of his having made his personal Appear-
ance before them within eighteen Days from the date hereof
which Bond with Security he hath given.
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[Council to Lieuts. of Somerset and Worcester.]
In Council 9th Jany 1778.
Sir
We are sorry that any of the Militia should take up an
Opinion that, in Case of an Invasion or the Enemy's coming
into their Neighbourhood they are not compellable to defend
themselves, their Property, their Families and their Country,
'til Orders can be given by the Governor and Council for that
Purpose. If there should be an Invasion or any Parties of the
Enemy should land in your County or Worcester where your
Militia might probably get up Time enough to be of Service,
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