66 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C.

The deposition of John Coleman of Caroline County, upon
being sworn on the Holy Evangellists of Almighty God,
deposed and said, that sometime in October last he this Depo-
nent was at work Ja^s Murrey's mill, and heard that a number
of persons was at the said Murrey's in search of Salt, and he
went to the house where they were and there found Richard
Andrew and seventy or eighty persons with him who seem'd
to be under his command, some a trying to brake open doors
and others thretning to brake them open, and he this Depo-
nent got the keys of M^rs Murrey to shoe them what salt there
was, and after that came out and locked the doors, and after
some despute between Richard Andrew and others with M^rs
Murrey about the salt the said Andrew said he would have
the salt, and picked up the key that was lying by M^rs Murrey
and went and unlocked the dore against her will and measured
fourteen bushels and a half of salt as they said; and then
Richard Andrew and one Levin Cannon went in to settel with
M^rs Murrey, and she said she had sold them no salt and would
receive no money. And Richard Andrew said they had got
fourteen bushels and a half of salt and counted out fourteen
dollars and a half as they said and laid it on the table and
left it. his
John X Coleman

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This deposition was taken in Committee and in the presence
of Richard Andrew, before Benson Stainton, Chairman

C. S. J.

Tuesday, January 21. 1777.
Council met. Present as on yesterday.

Ordered That the Western Shore Treasurer pay to Capt.
Benjamin Ford One thousand Dollars by Order and for the
use of General Smallwood.
That the said Treasurer pay to Mess^rs Godfrey and Ellicott
Eighty Pounds.
That the said Treasurer pay to M^rs Sparrow fifty seven
Shillings.

That the Eastern Shore Treasurer pay to Col. Robert

Harrison two hundred and fifty Pounds.
The Council agree to allow M^r James Williams at the Rate
of sixty Pounds per Annum for his House and all Damages
the same may sustain, to be estimated by two indifferent
Persons.
Copy of Letter N^o 120 was sent to Col. Robert Harrison.
Adjourned till next Day 10 O'Clock.