of the Council of Maryland, 1777-1778. 495

ing here which, we believe, will be a Proportion of the
Cloathing now ready, so that it is our Desire that nothing of
what you now carry up, should be delivered to either of those
Regiments, 'til we get an Account of what is received for
them, of which we shall advise you. There will be no Possi-
bility of executing your Trust with Justice to the Troops,
Credit to yourself or Satisfaction to the Public, but by keep-
ing true and distinct Accounts of the Cloathing received and
issued and therefore your Attention and Care in this Point is
expected. General Smallwood will, we hope assign a Place
of Security to lodge the Cloathing you may receive from
Time to Time whilst the Troops are in Quarters, and proper
Carriage, when they are in Motion. Any Clothing belonging
to this State which may arrive, you are to take the Charge of
and deliver out, agreeable to Gen^l Smallwood's Orders, for
which you will apply as Occasion may require. You are to
advise us from Time to Time, of your Receipt and Disposi-
tion of the Cloathing of what may be wanting and of every
Thing else which you may think needfull respecting your
Office.
M^r John Randall.

[Council to Smallwood.]

In Council Annapolis 13^th Feb^ry 1778.
Sir.
M^r John Randall, who will deliver you this, will lay before
you a Resolution of the Assembly and his Appointment &
Instructions. We shall be obliged to you to give Orders for
the immediate Delivery out of what Cloathing he has, as
Justice and the Wants of the Men may require. Some
Cloathing we expect is on the Way, if not arrived, from
Kent & Cecil and we are busily employed in making up,
though the Quantity is not so great or the Quality so good as
we wish. Our Part of the German Battalion and the few Men
of our old Rifle Companies are also entitled to our Care but
we do not know their Situation or how to distribute a Propor-
tion to them. We shall soon send another Parcell to M^r
Randall. We are Sir &^ca
General Smallwood.

[Council to R. Bond.]

In Council Annapolis 13^th Feb^ry 1778.
Sir.
If you have any musquet Barrels by you, we shall be glad
to receive them by this Opportunity; they are wanted and

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