82 Journal and Correspondence

C. B.

A Proclamation

Whereas it is necessary that there should soon be a Meet-
ing of the General Assembly of this State, I have therefore
with the Advice of the Council appointed Monday the first
Day of June next for the meeting and holding of the said
General Assembly and the several Sheriffs within this State
are hereby enjoined to give Public and due Notice thereof
Given at Annapolis this fourteenth Day of May, in the year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy eight.
T Johnson
By his Excell^cs Command
T Johnson Jun^r Sect^ry God save the State.

C. C.

p. 150

[Council to S. Steward.]

In Council Annapolis 14^th May 1778.
Sir.
We have 50 Hh^ds of Tob^o on Board the Baltimore Galley,
designed for the Molly. That vessel will want 20 or 25 Hh^ds
more and will probably be delayed for want of them, unless
we can get them somewhere convenient. Can you lend us

that Number any where in this Neighbourhood ? if you can,

send us an Order for them.
We are &^ca
M^r Stephen Steward.

p. 151

[Council to R. Dallam.]

In Council 14^th May 1778.
Sir.
The Sheriff of Harford informs us that as soon as the Regu-
lar Officers give Receipts for the Substitutes, he pays the sixty
Dollars bounty which is agreeable to our Intention in our In-
structions to him, and all that we can or ought to direct. The
Recruiting Offiers are not entitled to the sixteen Dollars for
Substitutes. We imagine, with you and every where else, the
getting more Men into the Service, as Recruits, is at an End,
and the few Days before which the Burthen is to fall on the
Classes, will probably, nearly" expire before this reaches you :
wherefore it is not worth while now to send up recruiting
Warrants. Your letter of the 30^th of April on this Subject,
came to Hand only to Day.
We are &^ca
Col^o Rich^d Dallam.