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C. B.

for the use of the several Persons the following sums there to
annexed viz.
William Miller sixteen Pounds, John Darnall thirteen
Pounds two shillings & six Pence, William Brashears Thirty
three Pounds, Peter Keeport three pounds five Shillings,
Adam Link three pounds ten shillings, Michael Rine seven
Pounds ten shillings Nicholas Heldibrand sixteen shillings
Charles Turner eighteen Pounds ten shillings, Andrew Grim
three Pounds, John Walling ten pounds fourteen Shillings,
Peter Brewner nine Pounds Martin Shaup ten pounds ten
shillings, Conrad Kemp nine Pounds, Gilbert Kemp twelve
Pounds Jerome Plummer two Pounds, Henry Brodebeck
thirty three pounds John Harmon Yost eighteen pounds
ten shillings, Henry Hawk sixteen Pounds ten shillings
Christopher Keeplinger one pound ten shillings John Brew-
ner nine pounds thirteen shillings and nine Pence, James
Ogle sixty five Pounds eleven shillings, Lucas Fleck Thirteen
Pounds, two shillings and six Pence, John Adlum twenty five
Pounds fifteen shillings and five Pence, Roger Neilson three
Pounds, Jacob Mattard four Pounds ten shillings, Robert
Owen seven Pounds, John Weaver five Pounds, Col^o Benjamin
Johnson seven hundred and ninty two Pounds, sixteen shil-
lings, amounting in the whole to one thousand, one hundred
and forty seven Pounds, sixteen shillings and two pence
Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver sundry
Cloathing for L^t Col^o Smith, Col^o Gist and Gen^l Pulaski Lists
sent.

C. C.

p. 170

[Circular to Purveyors.]

Circular. In Council Annapolis 6^th June 1778.
Sir
A Letter received yesterday from the Board of War makes
us still more desirous that the Provisions purchased should be
sent forward with all Expedition. We wish you to embrace
any Opportunity that may offer; to send any salted Meat you
may have, to this Place or Charles Town, or the Head of Elk
River, the latter Place to be preferred, or, if no Opportunity
offers and you can make out a Boat or Shallop Load, that
you'll engage a Vessel on purpose, to carry it to the Head of
Elk or, if one cannot be hired that you'll apply to a Magistrate
for a Warrant to have one pressed. We are more particu-
larly anxious about the Bacon which we are afraid may spoil
before it will be used. Advise us as soon as may be of any
Quantity you may send off and to what Place.
We are &^ca