of the Council of Maryland, 1778-1779. 535

there is no Time to be lost. What is the Price of Country
yarn stockings fit for Soldiers and could a considerable Num-
ber be got?
We are &^ca
Cap^t Geo. p. Keeports.

[Council to p. Chaille.]

In Council Annapolis 23^d Sept^r 1779
Sir
We have sent the Plater to Snow Hill for some Salt belong-
ing to the State; We shall be obliged to you, to send by her
what State Pork you have.
We are &^ca
Col^o Peter Chaille.

C. C.

Friday 24 September 1779

Present as on Yesterday
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to John Sands
Forty Pounds Five shillings due him p Acc^t passed by the
Dep^y Aud.
That the said Treasurer pay to Rich^d Pindell Surgeon to the
4^th Maryl^d Reg^t of Cont^l Troops two thousand Doll^rs in leiw of
the Articles for the Present Year allowed by the late Act of
Assembly

C. B.

[Council to Smallwood.]

In Council Annapolis 24^th Sept^r 1779
Sir.
This covers a Copy of our Letter of the 17^th of last Month
and its Enclosure, sent you by Li' Hardman to which we have
not had the Pleasure of receiving any Answer. Since M^r
Randall's Return we had a Letter from the Cloathier General,
desiring us to furnish what Cloathing we can; we also lately
rec^d a Letter from his Ex^y Gen^l Washington and a Day or two
ago, Resolutions of Congress on the same Subject. As the
general Expectation was, that the Army was and would be
fully provided with Cloathing, by the Means adopted by
Congress, our Assembly made no Provisions in their last Ses-
sion, for our Troops and it is now impossible to have a Session
in Time to provide for this Occasion, wherefore we have re-
solved to procure what Cloathing we can, though we fear it may
be short of what may be absolutely necessary, relying that the
next Assembly will approve a Measure so essential to the

C. C.

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