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. Martley Thirty six Pounds due him as Adjutant to Col^o Wells
Batt Fred. County p Acc^t passed by the Dep^y Aud.
That the said Treasurer pay to Joseph White seven Pound,
twelve shillings and six Pence due him per Acc^t passed by the
Dep^y Aud.
That the said Treasurer pay to Daniel Muno Six Pounds
the Allowance for enlisting Charles Rawlings a Private in the
1 Maryl^d Reg^t p Acc^t passed by the Aud. Gen^l
That the said Treasurer pay to Joseph Wood jun^r One hun-
dred and ninty nine Pounds, & seven Pence for the use of
John Balsell, Five Pounds, ten shillings for the Use of John
Shockey, Three Pounds, fifteen shillings for the Use of William
Weyor and also three Pounds ten shillings for the use of
Nich^s Hartsock p Acc^ts passed by the Dep^y Aud.
Permission given to William Smith Esq^r Agent for the
Honble Congress to Ship on Board the Schooner Hazard
Capt Perkins her full load of Flour for Portsmouth in the State
of New Hampshire the same being in Consequence of Orders
of the Navy Board the said Vessel Clearing out with the Naval
Officer at Baltimore

Sir,
We request that you will deliver into the Hands, of M^r
Thomas Harwood Treasurer of the western shore all the Con-
tinental Bills of Credit, of the Emissions of the 20^th May 1777
and the 11^th of April 1778 in your Hands as Treasurer of the
Eastern shore taking his Receipt therefor on the Acc^t of the
Quota of this State & Lodging the Receipt with the Aud.
Gen^l who is to give you a Receipt for that which you deliver
to him ———— To Henry Dickinson Treas' of the East. Shore
Commissions issued to Philip Smith jun^r appointed a Major
William Carmack Capt in the room of Philip Smith, John
Parkinson 1 Lieut, Solomon Bentley 2^d Lieut, John Wood
Ensign. Jacob Trout Capt in the room of Christ^o Stull,
Conrard Creekpaum 1 Lieut, Jacob Ramsberg 2^d Lieut. &
Philip Crist Ensign, Belonging to Col^o James Johnson's Batt.
of Militia in Frederick County.

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[Council to S. Gilpin.]

In Council Annapolis 27^th April 1779
Sir.
In Conversation Yesterday on the Subject of your Purchase,
we advised you not to exceed twenty Pounds a Hundred for
Flour. We are apprehensive of the distressing Circumstances
which must follow from the Want of Flour, should it happen,