of the Council of Maryland, 1778-1779. 7

Commission issued to William Barrow appointed Surveyor
of Dorchester County in the room of Jonathan Patridge who
has resigned
Doct. Johnson is desired to sell four hundred Pounds weight
of the Bark lately imported in Capt. Conway at four Pounds
per pound and to receive the money and pay it into the
Treasury not disposing of more to any one private family than
two Pounds or to any one Practicing Phisican more than eight
Pounds
The Governor and Council of the State of Maryland do by
Virtue of a Resolve of the General Assembly passed the 22^d
December 1777 hereby impower Joshua Johnson Merchant
heretofore of the City of London but now supposed to be in
the Kingdom of France to apply to the Court of France or the
Court of Spain or in his Discretion to Individuals either in
France Spain or Holland for the several Articles therein
enumerated as also for twenty Tons of Lead or for money
wherewith to Purchase all or any of the said Articles, And the
Governor and Council do hereby pledge the Faith of this
State to the Court or Person or Persons who shall give the
said Credit for a due and faithful Payment within the Time
and in the Manner within mentioned — But in Case the said
Joshua Johnson should be absent from France then the Gov-
ernor & Council do hereby impower such Person as shall be
nominated by Doct. Benjamin Franklin or the Agent or
Commissioner for the Time being of the Congress residing at
the Court of France to do the Business in the same Manner
as it might be done by the said Joshua Johnson if he was
present and Pledge the faith of this State for the due Payment,
in like manner as if the matter had been transacted by the
aforesaid Joshua Johnson

C. B.

[Council to R. Dallam.]

In Council 3^d April 1778.
Sir
Capt. Joshua Miles informs us that he has seven Recruits
of the sixth Regiment who want Cloaths. If you have not
sent away what you have collected, deliver to each, one
Blanket, a Coat, Jacket and pair of Breeches, two Shirts two
pair of Stockings and a Pair of Shoes and reserve also
enough to fit out half a Dozen Recruits more, in the same
Manner, to whom, on their being inlisted, deliver them, taking
Receipts from their Officers and returning the Cloaths delivered
in your Account.
We are &^ca
Col^o Richard Dallam.

C. C.