314 Journal and Correspondence

C. C.

[Council to Nathl. Smith.]

In Council Annapolis 4^th March 1779
Sir.
We have no Answer to our Letter desiring you to send us
the original Inlistm^ts of the Matrosses at Baltimore who alledge
their Inlistment was for one year; we want them and request
you'll immediately come down with them. John Forrester, by
whom we send this, says that the chief of Cap^t Furnival's
Company and with three of the old Company, making about
18 are inlisted, as he calls it, to go in the Galley and says
they have received a Bounty for so doing. We hope Forres-
ter is mistaken, we had no Idea of any greater Number of
the Matrosses going than we gave Orders for nor that any
Bounty was to be given to them; we would by no Means give
into an Example of Special Pay for a Soldier's going on
Service.
We wish and expect to see you.
We are &^ca
Major Nat. Smith.

C. B.

Friday 5^th March 1779

Present as on yesterday Thomas Sim Lee Esq^r Attended
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Samuel
Elliott Thirty eight Pounds sixteen shillings & Eleven Pence
due him p Acc^t pass^d by the Aud. G^l
That the said Treasurer pay to William Middleton six Pounds
for the use of James Williams Am^t of Acc^t passed by the Aud.
Gen^l

C. C.

[Council to T. Sollars.]

In Council Annapolis 5^th March 1779
Sir.
The Hon^ble Congress having on the 29^th Day of Feb^ry last
recommended to the Governor of this State to permit the
Schooner Hannah, Joseph Malcom Master, to load in the said
State with Flour and Bar Iron, it having been made appear to
Congress that the said Vessel was fitted out by the Board of
War of Massachusetts Bay for the Purpose of supplying the
Public Magazines in that State. You are therefore hereby di-
rected to permit the said Schooner to be loaded with Flour
and Bar Iron according to the said Recommendation, or partly
so loaded and it being represented that it is convenient and
desirable to lade on board the said Vessel a Quantity of Pig
Iron, you are to give Permission to lade that or another Article,