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immediately on its Meeting, which was to have been last
Monday, give or refuse the legislative Sanction for it: we have

been the slower in this Business, as we have no Apprehen-
sion that the Provisions can be exported or removed out of
the Way, before the Sense of the Assembly can be taken.
From what we have understood, the People in general, on the
Eastern Shore, are willing to part from their Cattle on Con-
tract, but a very few Days will probably produce a Power to
seize those which are along the Water Sides. We shall write
the Board of War on the Subject of the Pennsylvania Pur-
chasers coming into our State and, we think you had better
do so too, for it is a most ruinous Practice for the public
Agents to be bidding against each other. You shall hear
from us again very soon after the Assembly meets.
We are Sir &^ca
Col^o Henry Hollingsworth.

C. C.

[Council to Gist.]

In Council 5^th March 1778
Sir
We are about selling our Accounts of the Expences of the
Militia. Three Gen^l have been employed some Time at
Chester Town, on the Eastern Shore Part. M^r Forman writes
us that he paid away to you, in the Whole 1435 5/9 Dollars, of
which he cannot be able to render a more particular Account.
We shall be obliged to you to send us an Account of the Dis-
position of the Money, to enable a full Settlement of the
Accounts, the Completion of which soon, is very desirable.
We are Sir &^ca
Col^o Mordecai Gist.

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Friday 6 March 1778.
Present as on yesterday

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to John John-
son three pounds fifteen shillings for the use of Joseph Dow-
son per Account Certified by the Commissary.

C. B.

[Council to Beatty and others.]

Circular. In Council Annapolis 6^th March 1778.
Sir
We see by a York Paper received this Day that a Resolu-
tion of Congress has passed for collecting the Accounts of the

C. C.

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