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as to calling the Assembly to meet as soon as may be, or not.
If, from the Situation of the Army, the Assembly must be
called, it would be well the Committee on the Commissary's

Department should apprize us of the Quantity expected from

this State, for the Assembly will not probably introduce ex-
traordinary Measures to obtain an indefinite Quantity. In the
Resolution of Congress of the 5^th Jan^y ascertaining the
Proportion of each State of the 15,000,000 of Dollars, sent
us by the President, Maryland is set down at 1700,000 in the
News Papers we see Maryland is set down at 1,560,000;
which of these is the true Sum? Pray furnish us with the Pay
of the Officers &^ca in the Marine, the Pay Rations & allow-
ances to the Officers &^ca of the Artillery, what Cloathing was
allowed to the Non-commissioned Officers and Privates in the
marching Regiments for 1778 excuse the Trouble and be so
obliging as to give us an Answer to this Paragraph as soon
as convenient.
We are &^ca
Delegates in Congress
from Maryland

Resolved That the Governor and Council prepare and lay
before the General Assembly at their next Meeting a full and
particular Estimate of the Expences of the Civil and Military
Establishments of this State and make out exact Lists of all
Military and Naval Stores and of all Cloathing which may be
on Hand belonging to this State

C. C.

Friday 29 January 1779

Present as on yesterday
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Capt Phile-
mon Griffith of a Riffle Comp^y One hundred and fifty Pounds
due by Resolve of the Gen^l Assembly
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Lieut
Osborn Williams of the 3^d Regiment One hundred and fifty
Pounds due by Resolve of the Gen^l Assembly
Matthias Bordley a Native of this State who hath been
absent therefrom in Great Britain & other Parts beyond the
Sea's for about eleven years last past and hath lately that is to
say within three months now last past returned into this State
appeared before the Governor and Council and before them
did take repeat and Subscribe the Oath of Fidelity and Support
to this State.
William Spear, George Lindenberger & Peter Shepherd,
Justices of the Peace for Baltimore County certify under their

C. B.