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Tons burthen, mounting 14 Carriage Guns, 6 Swivels, 2
Cohorns and 20 Small Arms, belonging to Ben & John
Crockett, John Sterret & others of Baltimore

[Council to I. Perkins.]

In Council Annapolis 15^th May 1779
Sir.
We are glad to be able to inform you that the public Wants
are not likely to be so pressing as to drive us to the Necessity
of giving any farther Advance on the Price; we believe the
Quantity wanted, is nearly obtained. We have not yet had
the Settlement of the Price of any Flour which belonged to
the Purchasers, we are desirous of doing you Iustice in the
Price. We wish you to contrive the Bread hither, as we may
use it in the Gallies. M^r Friesby ought to be sued, if the
Contract was in Writing or Earnest paid. We would not
have you purchase M^r Smith's Flour nor be concerned with
the very indifferent Wheat offered to you at £5..10..
Indeed the Wheat weighing only from 43 to 48 can be of
very little Value and we do not want to be concerned with it.
We are &^ca
Col^o Isaac Perkins

[Council to R. Dallam.]

In Council Annapolis 16^th May 1779
Sir
We just now received the inclosed Information. If the
British design up the Bay, as seems likely, Balt^o Town must
certainly be a principal Object with them. We desire you'll
immediately give Notice to the Militia of your County to hold
themselves in Readiness to march on the shortest Notice,

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acquainting them of the Occasion, and on your being informed
of the Enemy's moving up the Bay, without further Orders
from us, order one Half of your Militia to march to Baltimore
and join Gen^l Buchanan. Fix the Classes before hand, let
them carry what Arms they can, the Deficiency, we hope to
supply at the Place. We shall write to you again as soon as
we have further Intelligence of Consequence.
We are &^ca
Rich^d Dallam Esq^r
L^l of Harford County