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       barrow Irons—4: bundles Canvas & Cords—4: dozen Steele Lib. H. D.

       Spades—4: dozen Shovells 20: Runlets containing 20: Musket

       bullets—2o: Ditto containing 20: Carabine Bullets—20: Ditto

       qt 20: Pistoll Bullets—10: hand mortars--200 hand Granado

       Shells

       600: ffusees—Six Lanthorns at 10s apeice 03: oo:  9

       Six brass Cumpasses—at 2s 10d a peice00: 17: o

       Six horse pickers, at a peice

       18000 fflints at 20s a thousand  18: 00:   0

       Six perspective glasses at 4s a peice00: 18: o

                                        22: 15:  00

         Mem: That the things contain'd in the 5: last articles were

       purchas'd by his Exncy &ca

         An Accot of the Armes &ca purchased out of the Quarter

       part of the Revenue being Divided and apportion'd, is as p. 41

       followes, Vizt

         10: hand mortars--1: to Each County on the Western Shore

       and 1: to each County on the Eastern Shore except Kent.

       20: Granado pouches—2: of each Sort to the sd County's.

       200: Granado Shells—20: a peice to Each of the County's.

       600: ffusees--60: a peice to Each of the su Counties.

         Meinorandum that Care for the future be taken to have

       the ffusees fited in the Countrey:

         6: Brass Lanthorns, Six Cumpasses, Six horse pickers and

       Six perspective Glasses, Six Drums, Six trumpits, & Six

       powder Provers, one of each sort of the sd things to be sent,

       to Prince Georges, Ann Arrundell, & Baltemore Counties on

       the western Shore, & one of Each Sort to Cecill, Talbott &

       Somerset Counties on the Eastern Shore, 12: Pair of Drum

       heads—2 pair to be sent to Each of the sd Counties.

         20: Sadles and Bridles &ca 20 pair of Pistolls, 20: Byonets

       & belts, 20 Carabines & belts, &. 20: Cartouch boxes, to be

       Set a Side for the Rangers.

         80: pair of Pistolls Remaining—10: pair whereof to be kept

       in Ann Arrundell County—& seven pair a peice to be sent to

       Each of the other County's.

         80: Carabines and belts remaining—10: whereof to be kept

       in Ann Arrundell County and Seven a peice to be sent to

       Each of the other Counties.

         60: Cartouch boxes & belts, remaining, 10: whereof to be

       kept in Ann Arrundell County & 5: a peice to be sent to

       Each of the other County's.

         60: Byonets & belts—10: whereof to be kept in Ann

       Arrundell County and 5: to be Sent to Each of the other

       County's.