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ordered several outward bound Vessels to be searched, in two
of which are found, much more Bread and Flour than can be
necessary for their Voyages: the Vessels are stopped and we
should be glad if, as we suppose, the Duties of your Office
necessarily detain you at the General Court, that you would
appoint a proper Person to prosecute these Vessels immedi-
ately. If your affairs will allow you to leave the General
Court, we wish you to come over to prosecute these Vessels
as well as to transact some other Public Business we want done
against the Meeting of the General Court on this Shore
We are &^ca
Luther Martin Esq.
Attorney General

[Council to W. Beatty.]

In Council 11^th Sepf 1778.
Sir
We understand Col^o Rawlings's Men now on Guard at
Fort Frederick, are subsisted on fresh Provisions. It must be
not only more agreeable to them but conduce to their Health,
to have a good Proportion of Salt Meat. We therefore
request on Col^o Rawlings's Application, you'll deliver to his
order any of the Bacon you have purchased which you may
yet have on hand, taking Receipts therefor
We are &^ca
Col^o W^m Beatty

[Council to Delegates in Congress.]

In Council Annapolis 11^th Sept^r 1778.
Gen^t
Inclosed is a Copy of Col^o Smith's Letter, by this Post, It
is out of our Power to furnish the Maryland Troops with
Blankets & Winter Cloathing, it ought to be done immedi-
ately, so far as they have not been already supplied. Our
Exertions ought to be seconded. M^r Chase wrote the
Governor some Time since, that, from the Returns of the
Cloathier General he had a sufficiency for 22.000 Men. Are
any Troops more deserving than those from this State? If
ours deserve well, pray have them cloathed, if not, let their
Conduct be at once assigned as the Cause of their being
neglected. Be so obliging as to advise us if you can procure
Cloathing for our Troops. Col^o Sam Smith, who is very
attentive, wrote us some Time since, that if the Bounty
money was placed in Camp, many of the nine months men