of the Council of Maryland, 1778-1779. 529

Col^o Davis on the Subject and expect if Cap^t Davis has not
set off we shall soon see him here. If he is gone to the Back
Country, we request you'll contrive the inclosed to Pittsburg,
unless in Conversation with Col^o Davis, there is good Reason
to expect him soon back
Dan^l Hughes Esq^r We are &^ca
L^t of Washington County

C. C.

Friday 17 September 1779

Present as on yesterday
It appearing to this Board by Sundry Letters now produced
from Owen Biddle Assistant Commissary General of Forage
and amongst them those of the 14 July & the 19 of August
last Directed to Henry Hollingsworth of Cecil County that
he the said Henry Hollingsworth is appointed a Deputy
Assistant Commissary General in this State. The Com-
missary General of Forage being a Branch of the Quarter
Master Generals Department Licence is hereby granted to
the said Henry Hollingsworth according to the Act of
Assembly in such Case lately made and provided to act and
transact in this State as Dep^y Assistant Commissary General
of Forage aforesaid
The Commission of Henry Wright Jun^r Assistant Dep^y
Forage Master General from Henry Hollingsworth of the 10
Day of this Instant Sept. being produced to this Board.
Licence is hereby given to him the said Henry Wright jun^r
to act as an Assistant Deputy Forage Master Gen^l in all the
Counties of the Eastern shore of this State except Cecil by
Virtue and according to the Act of Assembly in such Case
made and Provided
The Commission of John Greer to be Assistant Deputy
Quarter Master G^l of the Army of the United States in the
Lower part of Frederick and the Upper Part of Baltimore
Counties dated I^s Nov^r 1778 The Com^o of Henry Shryock to
be Ass^t Dep^y Quarter Master General of the Army of the
United States in Washington County dated 2^d June 1778 The
Comm^o of David Poe Assist Dep^y Quarter Master Gen^l of the
Army of the United States in Baltimore County dated the 8^th
of April 1778 and the Comm^o of Thomas Richardson
Assistant Dep^y Q^r Master Gen^l of the Army of the United
States in Montgomery County dated 1 July 1778 from James
Calhoun Esq^r Dep^y Quarter Master Gen' being produced to
this Board Licence is hereby given to them to Act in the
Counties aforesaid according to the Act of Assembly in such
Case lately made and Provided

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