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give immediate Notice to the Militia of your County to prepare
& hold themselves in Readiness to march on the first Order,
which you are to give, if you see it necessary. If you should
be called on to assist any of the other Counties, you are to
order such Part & Proportion of the Militia of your County
on that Service, as you can spare and may be necessary.
If there should be Occasion to call out the Eastern shore
Militia, the Intercourse between us will probably be so much
interrupted that we shall not be able to give Orders from
Time to Time, as desirable; to prevent, as far as may be, any
Inconvenience from that Circumstance, the Gen' on the
Eastern Shore, Officers & Privates will, we hope, act with all
the Vigour their strength will allow and with all possible
Concert for the Protection of the Whole. We do not know
how far we may be able to assist you, as far as we can, we
certainly shall
To the Lieuts of the E. Shore Counties We are &ca
& to the Lieuts of St Mary's, Charles,
& Calvert with and Addition of
Advising us of your Proceedings
[Council to G. p. Keeports.]
In Council Annapolis 17th May 1779
Sir.
We have sent up the Genl Smallwood with 101 Barrls of
Pork, a Number of Arms and a few other Things which will
eventually be usefully in the Defence of Balto Town. We
request the Favor of you to have the Pork landed and stored
in Town and the Arms safely deposited for use, in case they
should be necessary. You will be particularly careful that
the Arms suffer no Damage in their Removal.
We are &ca
Capt Geo. p. Keeports.
[Council to H. Ridgely.]
In Council Annapolis 17th May 1779
Sir.
It has become prudent, indeed it appears necessary in our
present situation again to remove our public Offices. The Con-
tinental Loan Office, the State Treasury and the Office of the
Commissioners for emitting Bills of Credit, we have directed
to be removed to your House. If we had had any Oppor-
tunity, we should have previously consulted you how far it
might Suit with your Convenience to have given them Room,
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