of the Council of Maryland, 1778-1779. 483

[Council to R. Dallam and others.]

In Council Annapolis 29^th July 1779
Sir
By a Letter received from M^r W^m Smith, to whom the Flour
remaining of your Purchase was to be delivered, we are advised
a Part of the Quantity he was to receive is to be forwarded for
the Army and he is desirous of saving the Expence of trans-
porting it to Balt^o and then again to the Head of Elk; where-
fore we request you to comply with any Orders he may have
given or may give concerning what remains in your Hands.
We are &^ca
Rich^d Dallam Harf^d
Jn^o W. Veazey & Sam^l Gilpin Cecil
Isaac Perkins, Kent, & H. Hollingsworth

[Council to W. Smith.]

In Council Annapolis 29^th July 1779
Sir.
We just now rec^d a Letter from Col^o Henry, of which the in-
closed is a Copy & in answer thereto have wrote him to follow
the Directions you have given or may give respecting the
Flour in his Hands; he will probably expect to hear from you
again respecting that Part which lies convenient to Delaware.
We have also wrote to Jn^o Ward Veazey, Sam^l Gilpin & Henry
Hollingsworth of Cecil & Isaac Perkins of Kent to comply
with any Orders you have already given or may give concern-
ing what remains in their Hands & sent the Letters by Col^o
Henry's Express, who goes by way of Rock Hall. Col^o
Dallam of Harford happens to be here & we have given the
same Directions to him. It is certainly prudent to order such
Part as is convenient directly on the Way to its Destination
without the accumulated Labour & Expense of carrying it to
Baltimore Town and we cannot but approve it as doubtless
every Body else will. We have no 4 Pounders, Swivel Shot
or Musquet Ball that we can dispose of, at least at present and
we have engaged all the Powder we can spare to the Con-
gress; If the Board of War can spare Time to think of it, which
they ought to do, as we understand it is wanted. The 6^lb shot
are here. We ask pardon for not answering your Letter by
M^r Calhoun, the Business he and the other Gentⁿ were down
on engrossed us from the Rec' of your Letter 'til they went
away
We are &^ca
W^m Smith Esq^r

C. C.

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