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Ridgeway Thirteen Pounds, six shillings & eight pence due

him per Account passed by the A G.
That the said Treasurer Pay to Col^o Stone Three hundred
and sixty Dollars out of the money remitted by Congress for
the recruiting Service on Acc^t 1^st Reg^t
That the said Treasurer pay to John Caphart one thousand
five hundred and twenty six Pounds, twelve shillings and a
half penny to be delivered over to Col^o John Murdock of
Montgomery County due to the Militia of that County under
his Command and the further Sum of seven Pounds for the
use of Thadeus Beall as per Accounts passed by the Auditor
General
That the said Treasurer Pay to Charles Lansdale sixteen
Pounds eighteen shillings and four Pence for the use of Adam
Lucas and the further Sum of eight Pounds ten shillings and
four Pence for the use of James Hawkins per Acc^ts passed by
the Auditor General

C. B.

[Council to J. Davidson.]

In Council 22^d May 1778.
Sir
The Voluntary Offer of the Militia of Annapolis to go on
the Service requested by his Excellency General Washington,
necessary to be performed at and in the Neighbourhood of
the Head of Elk, is very acceptable. You are to proceed
with the Company in the Vessel provided for that Purpose to
the Head of Elk, where you'll join the other Militia engaged
in the same Service and be with them under the Command of
Charles Rumsey Esq^r Lieutenant of Cecil County. When
the Service is ended, which is expected to be very short, you
will be discharged, and your Company is to return again by
Water, if a Vessel can be hired or pressed for the Purpose.
You will be careful to return the Public Arms & Accountre-
ments you receive and we request you will also bring with
you the 100 Stand of Arms sent up yesterday in the Inde-
pendence Galley. Col^o Rumsey on your Request, will, we
expect, have those 100 Stand put up again, if taken out of
the Chests at all, and delivered to you. If, contrary to our
Expectation, the Matter should be spun out, we shall take
Measures to relieve you.
To Lieutenant John Davidson.

C. C.

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[Council to Washington.]

In Council Annapolis 22^d May 1778.
Sir.
We have had many Applications from People of this State

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