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Office in this State, The Commissioners for Emitting Bills of
Credit the Auditor General, the Register of the High Court
of Chancery, the Clerk of the General Court the Keeper of
the Records, of the Commissaries Office, the Register of the
Land Office and the Clerk of the Council pack up in Boxes,
Cases, Chests or other Packages immediately all the Money
in their Hands and the Records, Books & papers belonging
to their Offices respectively that the same may be carried to
places of Safety on the first notice that is to say; the Money,
Bookes and Papers of the Loan Office Treasury and paper
Office to Henry Ridgelys in Elk Ridge the others to Upper
Marlboro
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[Council to J. Brice.]
In Council Annapolis 17th May 1779
Sir.
We request that you will give Orders that one Half of the
South River Battalion and one Half of the Severn Battalion
immediately march to Annapolis. We desire that you'll give
particular Directions not to take any Militia Man who lives
on the Bay Shore, on Patapsco River, below the Ferry at
Dorsey's, on Severn, below your Plantation, or on South
River below Brown's Plantation, formerly Lomass', it being
prudent and our Intention, that those who live on & very
near the Waters, where the Enemy may probably make
Depredations on the Plantations, should be left at Home for
the Defence & Protection of their Families & Properties. You
will also give Orders that the Town Companies be assembled,
armed & supplied with Ammunition and you are to direct the
Officers to give the most decisive Orders to the Militia; to
keep the Arms ready & in Order for Service & to preserve
the Ammunition
We are &ca
James Brice Esqr
Lt of Ann Arl County
[Council to Lieutenants.]
Circular
In Council Annapolis 17th May 1779
Sir.
We inclose you the Accounts received last Night & this
Morning of the Enemy's being in the Bay and having landed
a Body of Men at Portsmouth in Virginia. We have nothing
yet that points out their Object, perhaps they may design to
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