of the Council of Maryland, 1777-1778. 541

Stockings, 2 pair Shoes, 2 Blankets for 2 Recruits enlisted by
him for the 6^th Regiment and one p^s Brittanies for himself
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Capt
Thomas Lansdale for the use of James Atherton one hundred
and twenty Pounds for twenty Recruits enlisted by him as

appears by a Certificate of Andrew Buchanan Lieut of Balt⁰
County
Lieut Col^o Sam^l Smith having received 10000 Dollars of the
Congress to be delivered to the Governor and Council and
applied to the recruiting Service sent into the Treasury 6000
Dollars part thereof and retained four thousand the residue
for the use of the fourth Regiment and having passed his
Receipt for the said four thousand Dollars it is ordered that
the Treasurer of the western shore give Credit for the said
ten thousand Dollars and charge the said four thousand Dol-
lars as advanced to the said Regiment.
Ordered That Capt Gordon deliver two of the two pounders
with the Carriages to Capt Martin for the use of Stephen
Steward to be returned by him or others in the Lieu of them.
That Capt. Campbell deliver to Capt Martin sixty, two
pound Shot for the use of Stephen Steward to be returned by
him.
That Richard Murrow deliver to Capt Martin two Swivels
from on b^d the Plater for the use of Stephen Steward to be
returned by him.

Thursday 19^th March 1778
Present as on yesterday.

Mark Alexander, Jesse Hollingsworth, Peter Shaw of Balti-
more County O'Neal Johnson, Daniel Campbell of Anne
Arundel County and Charles Wheeler of Dorchester County
took the Oath of Fidelity and Support to this State according
to the late Act and Certificates given
Ordered that the Commissary of Provisions deliver to James
Ritchie ten Bush^ls Alum Salt in Bags to be delivered to M^r
John Smith Brookes for the use of the Continent.

Cap' Conway, You are to deliver the Sloop Molly with
her Appurtenances to Capt Daniel Deshon who goes Master
of her, taking his Receipt on her Inventory, the negro man
you Left on board you are to send up in the Boat in which
you go down.

Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Col. Gist
for the use of Richard Coughran one of the recruiting Officers
in Baltimore County & to be delivered over to him one hun-

C. B.