504 Journal and Correspondence

C. B.

Commission of Letter of Marque and Reprisal issued to
Collier Fountain master of the Sloop Peggy mounting Six
Carriage Guns and six Swivels navigated by 25 Men belong-
ing to William Spear and others of Balt^o and dated 19 Oct^r
1777.

C. C.

83

[Council to Justices.]

In Council Annapolis 17^th Feb^ry 1778.
Gen'
We wrote a few Days ago to M^r Turbutt Wright, desiring
him to send by a safe Hand, the Papers respecting the Insur-
gents which, we expect, he has done. The Adjournment of
the Court seems to us not only proper but, as Things have
turned out, necessary About the Time of issuing the Special
Commission, we appointed M^r Benj^a Galloway Attorney Gen-
eral and had no Doubt of his acting, but he has since declined
that Office we have been very solicitous to get it filled to the
Public Satisfaction, but the Gentⁿ of the Bar have shewn great
Backwardness to undertake it. We have appointed M^r Luther
Martin of Somerset, but whether he will accept or not we do
not know. We send his Commission by M^r Baker, who is to
forward it by Express; his Answer cannot, probably, be known
to you or to us, before the Court is to meet according to your
last Adjournment, wherefore we think it would be best to
adjourn the Court again 'til a few Days after the first of
March, by which Time, you will have got your immediate
hurrying Duties off your Hands and M^r Martin's Resolution
may be known. We write him to advise you of it, as well as
To the Justices of the Special Court Gen^l &^ca
on the Eastern Shore

C. B.

Wednesday 18 February 1778
Present as on yesterday except Daniel Carroll Esquire.

The Rev^d M^r John Bowie has his District enlarged from
Queen Anne Town with Patuxent to Nottingham from thence
with the road leading to Col^o Sim's and from thence with the
road to Upper Maryborough

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84

[Council to J. Calhoun.]

In Council Annapolis 18^th Feb^ry 1778.
Sir
We have not received Accounts from Many of the Pur-
chasers of Cloathing of the Quantities they have collected but