of the Council of Maryland, 1777-1778. 475

[Council to R. Harrison.]
In Council Annapolis Maryland Jan^y 27^th 1778.

Sir.
We have to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letters of
and of the last inclosing your Account Current
against this State, and are uneasy to find you under the Diffi-
culties you mention, by being so considerably in Advance.
By the Schooner Chance, you will find, we have purchased of
Mess^rs Vanbibber and Crocket, one Half of that Vessel and
Cargoe and refer you to Letters by her from those Gentlemen.
You will receive this by the Schooner General Smallwood,
Capt Rogers, with the inclosed Invoice. The net Proceeds of
this Cargoe & Vessel, for which we hope you will be able to
get a good Price, is to be carried to the Credit of this State.
We have in View some further Means of making you speedy
Remittances. If the Schooner General Smallwood cannot be
sold to advantage, we request you to send her back, ballasted
with Salt. We are Sir &^ca
M^r Richard Harrison

C. C.

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[Council to Collectors.]

In Council Annapolis Jan^y 27^th 1778.
Circular
Sir.
We desire you will forward, without Delay, the Cloathing
you have procured for the Army, to Annapolis, and that you
will continue your utmost Exertions in buying & collecting
what farther may be in your Power. We are &^ca
To the Collectors in Prince George's
Charles, S^t Mary's & Calvert Counties

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[Henry to Gov. Johnson.]

York Town Jan^y 27^th 1778.
Sir
The unsettled State which I have been in since I got here,
has put it out of my power to answer your Letter of 19^th Jan^y
before this Time.
Congress is extremely sorry the Salt could not be procured ;
at the same Time they highly approve of your Excellency's
Conduct, and desired the president to return you and the
Council the Thanks of Congress for your respect and Atten-
tion to their resolve.
Congress have accepted the Salt you offered, and I expect
the president has wrote you fully upon that head; the Com-
missary is likewise to purchase such quantities as he may think

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