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receive what is to be issued for the non-commissioned Off^rs
and Privates. Such of the Officers who are here & call for
their Money, will receive it, it has been already ordered to
some of them. This Morning we received a Letter from M^r
Randall inclosing a Return of Cloathing wanted, it is impos-
sible to procure it. We are &^ca
Gen^l Smallwood.

[Council to J. Randall.]

In Council Annapolis 17^th August 1779
Sir.
We rec^d this Morning your Letter of the 24^th of July, but
never received that you mention to have been wrote from
Morris Town about a Month before. By this Opportunity we
have inclosed Gen^l Smallwood a Copy of an Act directing a
Sum of Money to be given to the Officers and Men for the
present year in Lieu of all other State Provisions, so that of
Course, your supplying Tea, Coffee, Spirit &^ca as you have
hitherto done under your Appointment from this State, ceases
and there is no Occasion for issuing Money on that Account.
We are much surprized at the scanty Supply of Cloathing by
the Continent, especially of Blankets, after having heard of
such large Importations of them. We have no Cloathing on
Hand, nor have we any Means to get any but what are equally
open to the Continental Purchasers who, we suppose are em-
ployed and paid to do this Business and we cannot but hope
instead of relying on the State, a Strong Representation will
be made to Congress. The Cloathing called for, could not be
got here in several Months, if at all, for any Price.
We are &^ca
M^r John Randall.

C. C.

Wednesday 18^th August 1779

Present as on Yesterday
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Com⁰
Thomas Grason one thousand, six hundred and forty three
Pounds, five shillings & two pence on Account.
That the said Treasurer pay to Lieut Jacob Norris of the 6^th
Regim^t two thousand Dollars to be expended in the recruiting
Service & to be accounted for
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Lieut
Jacob Norris of the 6 Reg^t two thousand Dollars in leiw of
the Articles allowed to him for the present year according to
the late Act of Assembly.

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