468 Journal and Correspondence

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[Council to D. Hughes.]
In Council Annapolis 15^th Jan^y 1778.

Sir.
We send you by Jacob Hoover £750 on Account of the
Prisoners, and hope that the Commissary General of Prison-
ers will take Care, before that is expended, to make a full
Provision. It will be well to make a full Representation of
the Circumstances of the Prisoners to the Commissary and
we request you to do it. We shall send the Money for the
Militia to Frederick Town to be delivered to Col^o Stull or his
Order. We are Sir &^ca
Daniel Hughes Esq^r

C. B.

Friday 16^th January 1778
Present as on yesterday.

Commission issued to Zachariah Forrest appointed Sheriff
of Saint Mary's County in the room of James Mills who
resigned.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Robert
Reynolds Ten Pounds to be accounted for
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt Bennett Matthews two
hundred Dollars on Account of the Galley Independence to
be accounted for

Saturday 17^th January 1778.
Present as on yesterday.

Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Capt
Ignatius Fenwick three hundred and fifty Pounds on Account
of the Ship Lydia of which Account to be rendered
That the said Treasurer pay to Charles Wallace Esquire
Paymaster two hundred Pounds on Account.
That the said Treasurer pay to James Calhoun Esquire three
thousand five hundred pounds on Account for Cloathing.
Commissions issued to Edward Hindman appointed Treas-
urer of the Eastern shore in the room of James Hindman Esq^r
resigned also to Richard Butler appointed Clerk of Frederick
County in the room of Richard Potts resigned.

Monday 19^th January 1778.

His Excellency absent. Present, Edward Lloyd, James
Brice & J. Hindman Esq^rs
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to William
Waters one hundred and thirty nine pounds fourteen Shil-
lings am^t of Acct passed.