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C. C.

Congress yesterday ratified the Treaties of Alliance and
Commerce between France and these States. You will soon
have a Copy sent to the State M^r Chase writes you fully upon
this subject.
I am Sir with great respect
Y^rs J Henry Jun^r

C. B.

Monday 6 April 1 778

Present as on Saturday
M^r Kent from the House of Delegates delivers to the
Governor the following Resolve
By the house of Delegates April 4^th 1778 Resolved that
the Governor and the Council be requested to apply to
Congress for such Number of effective Arms and Accoutri-
ments as they can conveniently spare for the use of this State
not exceeding ten thousand stand and ten field pieces; Pro-
vided such Arms, Accoutriments and field pieces can be pro-
cured on such Terms as the Governor and the Council shall
think reasonable; and this State will be answerable for the
same.
By Order G Duvall Cl H. D.

Which said Resolve was thus endorsed — By the Senate
April 4. 1778. Read the first Time and Ordered to lie on
the Table. By order R Ridgely CI. Sen. By the Senate
April 6^th 1778. Read the second Time and Assented to By
order R Ridgely Cl Sen.

C. C.

[Council to W. Richardson.]

In Council Annapolis 6^th April 1778.
Sir.
M^r Winters informs us that John Hartley and William Aires
both of them Englishmen and Gun-Finishers have lately been
inlisted into your Regiment and that if they are taken from
him, he must break up his Gun Manufactory: he adds that
theres little Probability if these Men are carried into the Ser-

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vice, that they will continue in it longer than they may have a
favorable Opportunity of deserting to the Enemy. We are of
Opinion that the general Service would be better promoted
by leaving those Men with Winters, either continuing them as
inlisted and he discharging their Pay &^ca with additional
Wages, as may be agreed by him and them or discharging
them, and we request of you that something of the Kind may
be fallen on for, In the present Scarcity of Arms, we should be