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[Council to B. Matthews.]

In Council Annapolis 19^th Feb^ry 1778.
Sir.
If your Galley is ready we request you to bring her down
without Delay, if she is not, we would have her finished with
the greatest Dispatch as her immediate Service is required.
Cap^t Matthews. We are &^ca

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[Council to I. Fenwick.]

In Council Annapolis 19^th Feb^ry 1778.
Sir
We had an Account of the Capture of the Lydia and sup-
posed you had fallen into the Hands of the Enemy. We shall
be glad to see you up as you propose. There can be no
Justice or Colour for the Claim of the Sailors to the Things
saved; those we would have sent to us by Cap^t David or, if
he cannot bring them, have secured. We do not know what
Contracts you made with the Seamen, from what passed, we
expected you would be obliged to give River Pay; if so, we
think them entitled to their Wages or if they had not con-
tracted, they will be entitled for the Time they were in our
Service, wherefore we would have you, unless they contracted
for the Voyage and had their Advance, and were not by Con-
tract, excluded from River Pay, to settle their Accounts and
pay up to the Time of the Capture.
Capt Ignatius Fenwick. We are &^ca

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[Council to N. Potter.]

In Council Annapolis 19^th Feb^ry 1778.
Sir.
We have sent by M^r Gibson's Boat, 30 Bushels of Salt to be
delivered at M^r Bakers; he was here and promised to forward
it to you. You will be pleased to return the Bags to M^r
Baker and he'll send them back to us with some he has of
ours. We had no Expectation of the Congress relying in any
considerable Degree, on this State, for a Supply of Provisions
& therefore thought we might have procured the Quantity we
wanted in the most convenient Situations, which occasioned
our not requesting Purchases to be made so early as we other-
wise should have done, but since Christmass, we have been
desired to give what Assistance we could to the Continental
Purchasers, and left them all the Room we could, without
rivalling them. It is yet almost indifferent to us whether the
Pork is bought for the Congress or this State and would by
no Means raise the Price above £5. We send you £500
to lay out for us. Be so obliging as to procure Barrells. Buy

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