62 Journal and Correspondence

C. B.

Ordered That John Smith Brooks purchaser of Provisions

under the Continental Commissary receive of Thomas Duckett
the twenty bushels Salt sent to Queen Anne in February last,
to be charged to the Continent if not when delivered
Commission of Letter of Marque and Reprisal issued to
Alexander Murray Master of the Brig Saratoga mounting 12
Carriage Guns and 8 Swivels navigated by 20 Men belonging
to Samuel & Robert Purviance and others of Baltimore and
Dated 20^th October 1777 also to David Porter master of the
Sloop Delight mounting 6 Carnage Guns & 6 Carbins navi-
gated by 8 Men belonging to Hugh Young and others of
Baltimore
Outerbridge Horsey, James Leach & William Landon having
been brought before this Board and they being charged by
Daniel Bryan, John Fanning Levin Langrell, Hampton Round
William Bishop and David Sprung with inimical Conduct to
this State; And it Appearing to this Board that their going at
Large may be dangerous, It is Ordered that Capt. Campbell
take the said Horsey Leach & Landon into his Custody in
order that due inquiry may be made therein
Commissions issued to Truman Skinner app^d Lieut. Col.
John Perry Cap^t Benjamin Wales first Lieut. James Burnes
second Lieut Moses Orme Ensign Alex^r Howard Magruder
Capt. Benjamin Contee first Lieut, Geo.Gantt Jun^r second Lieut,
Thomas Baden Ens. Robert Bowie Capt. Robert Baden first
Lieut, Thomas Hoge second Lieut, Alextious Boone Ens.
Jesse Hellen Capt. Leonard Waring first Lieut, William Morton
second Lieut, Walter Truman Greenfield Ensign, Henry Hill
Capt, John Nailer first Lieut, Nicholas Miles Ensign. Hezekiah
Wheeler Capt, James Hawkins first Lieut, Henry Eavens
second Lieut John Dyer Ensign. Thomas Dent Capt John
Simpson first Lieut, Thomas Dyer second Lieut, Francis Dyer
Ensign, Richard Stonestreet Capt, Giles Dyer first Lieut
George Dyer second Lieut. John Stonestreet Ens" Belonging
to the Lower Battalion of Militia in Prince Georges County
John Weight Capt Edward Vellis Harbin first Lieut David
Burnes second Lieut, Joseph Queen Ensign, Joseph Carlton
Capt. Josiah Shaw first Lieut, William Moore second L^t
Thomas Boyde Ensign Joshua Wilson Selby Capt. William
Wilson Selby first Lieut, William Wilson second Lieut, William
Jackson Ens, Thomas Richardson Capt, Thomas Beall first
Lieut Isaac Walker second Lieut, March Mareen Duvall Capt,
Walter Bowie first Lieut, Jacob Duvall of John second Lieut,
Thomas Lyles Ens. Richard Beall Capt. James Beck first Lieut,
Isaac Sansbury second Lieut, James Edmonson Ens. Hender-
son Magruder Capt, Singleton Woolton first Lieut Benjamin
Harwood second Lieut, Basil Belt Ens. James Mullican Capt.