562 Journal and Correspondence

C. C.

ing it, as the Wheat. What Flour may be made at your and
M^r Ogle's Mills, to be sent down to Baltimore and delivered
to the Issuing Commissary there, taking Receipts. Advise us
from Time to Time of your Success. What Wheat M^r Crom-
well may collect, we would have ground up by some good
Mill in the Neighbourhood, and concerning that and what may
be made at M^r Johnson's Mill, we will give future Directions,
which will depend a good deal on the State of M^r Murdock's
Affairs
We are &^ca

P S. If Col^o Bruce ie not returned home, Colo Baker John

son is requested to execute this Business and is empowered to
call on the Cap^t of the Guard for the Powder to enable him to
do it
Normand Bruce Esq^r or in
his Absence, Col. Baker Johnson

C. B.

Tuesday19^th October 1779

Present as on Yesterday
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Ens.
Edward Sims of the 1^t Maryland Regiment two thousand Dol-
lars in leiw of the Articles for the present Year allowed by an
Act of Assembly
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt Alexander Lawson
Smith of the Rifle Battalion two thousand Dollars in leiw of
the Articles &^ca
That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Noah Reeves a 9
M^o Sold^r in the 6^th Regim^t discharged the am^t of Twelve
Pounds in Cloathing, also six Pounds, fifteen shillings in Cloath-
ing for the use of Michael Rawark a 9 M^o Sold^r the 4^th Regim^t
Disch^d and also to Andrew Craven a 9 M^o Sold^r in the 6^th
Reg^t Disch^d the am^t of nine Pounds ten shillings in Cloathing
due them by an Act of Assembly to procure Troops for the A.
Army.
A Petition of Edmund Talbot, Mathew Talbot and Sundry
other Inhabitants of Harford County complaining of an undue
and irregular Election of Sheriffs for the said Co^ty being pre-
sented to this Board. It is ordered that an Hearing on the
said Petition be had before the Governor & Council at
Annapolis on Monday the I^st day of November next and that
a Copy of this Order be served on James Horner & also on
Thomas Dorsey on or before Saturday the 23^d Day of this
Instant and that Summons's issue for Witnesses on the Appli-
cation of any of the Parties
Commission of a Letter of Marque & Reprisal issued to