during the War of the American Revolution, 1775 83.	315

WHEN	NAMES OF THE			WHEN	NAMES OF THE
PASSED. RESPECTIVE RECRUITS.		PASSED.	RESPECTIVE RECRUITS.

1778  					1778
*Mar 2	William Tallawer, (Tollaver) 	*Mar 4 	Thomas Bishop
     3  Matthew Cox		             5 	William Atkinson
     "	Jacob Alexander			     6 	Michael McDonald
     4	John Barlow			*   10 Thomas Roberts

	[Names with a star prefixed are those who were enlisted for the
Second Maryland Regiment.]

	A List of Recruits passed by the Lieut. of Frederick County as
Part the Quota of said County.

DATE.	NAMES.			DATE.	NAMES.

1778 				1778
Mch 12	Evan Morris  		Apl 9 	James McCabe
    24	Alexander McGarey  	   10 	John Schevel
    28	William Wedge		   10 	Frederick Stein
    28	John Smith 		   14 	Edward Connelly
Apl 2 	Thomas Mahoney  	   17 	Henry Jones
    3	Thomas Carney 		   18 	Samuel Filson
    6	Benj. Fickle

    			Chas.  Beatty, Lieut. of Fredk. Co.

 	RESOLVES OF CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, 26 FEB., 1778.

  "Resolved, That the several states hereafter named be required
forthwith to fill up by draughts from their militia, or in any other way
that shall be effectual, their respective battalions of continental
troops
   Maryland--8 battalions including the German Regiment."

MARYLAND ACTS, MARCH, 1778.

   "An ACT to procure troops for the American army.
   Whereas it has been represented by congress as absolutely neces
sary to use the most vigorous exertions to bring a powerful army into
the field the ensuing campaign, and it appearing to this assembly to be
the indispensable duty of this state to adopt the most effectual means
to attain that end,