176 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1739.

Lib. C. B.

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Thursday the
2^d Day of August in the twenty fifth year of His Lordships
Dominion Annoq Domini 1739.

Present
His Excellency Samuel Ogle Esq^r Governor

The
honourable

Benjamin Tasker Esq^r
George Plater Esq^r
Edmund Jenings Esq^r
James Hollyday Esq^r

Col Charles Hammond
Col Levin Gale
James Harris Esq^r

Ordered that the honourable Col Charles Harnmond Trear.
of the Western Shoar send to M^r Samuel Hyde Merchant in
London for the following Canon Powder and Ball, and that he
direct M^r Hyde to charge the Costs thereof to the Fund of 3^d
p hogshead for purchasing Arms and Ammunition lodged in
his the said Hydes Hands

Lw^t
Four Demi Culverin least | .... 9 | mounted
Six Sakers Ordinary | to carry 6 Ball | on
Eleven Minion largest | .... 4 | Carriages
Six Swivel Guns of about ^lwt Each
Twelve Brass Blunderbusses
Forty Quarter Barrels of Gunpowder 1/2 Pistol 1/2 Cannon
A Tun of Ball sorted to the Guns

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His Excellency acquaints this Board that the Publick Busi-
ness of the Province makes the Application and Direction of
the three thousand five hundred Pounds appointed by Acts of
Assembly to be laid out in purchasing Ground in or adjacent
to the City of Annapolis, and for building a Dwelling House
Out houses and other Conveniencies for a Governor, and
which by the s^d Acts are Subject to his Direction, troublesome
to him; he therefore desires the Board will appoint Two of
their Members to be joyned with him in the Application of the
said Sum for the Purposes af^d and this Board accordingly
names to his Excellency the honourable Col Charles Ham-
mond & Col Levin Gale, who is pleased to approve of them;
and they are hereby ordered to take the said Charge upon
them accordingly.