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and request his Orders and Directions for that Purpose, for
the Cost and Charges attending this Service, and your Com-
mission thereon you'l be reimbursed by Bills of Exchange on
Messieurs William and Richard Baker Merchants in London,
in the Disposal of which you'l be pleased to use your utmost
Endeavours that the highest Exchange may be attained. The
Quantity mentioned in the same I have ordered from Vir-
ginia, yours may be diminished at present and made good or
augmented in future as it will be governed by the Price and
opportunities, and Expence of Conveyance, upon which you'l
consult M^r Howel of this Place, with whom you'l be pleased
to continue a constant Correspondence,
I am S^r
Your humble Servant
Chris: Kilby,
If Pease or any other Thing should be
mentioned by M^r Howel as wanted at
Philadelphia to Carolina or New York
you'l please to purchase and ship accordingly
C. Kilby
To Daniel Wolstenholme Esq^r
of Annapolis in
Maryland.

Upon reading the Petition of Daniel Wolstenholme of
Annapolis Merchant setting forth that Christopher Kilby
Esq^r one of the Contractors for his Majesty's Troops in
North America has desired him to purchase a Quantity of
Provisions for the Use of the Forces to be employed in
the Defence of South Carolina, which Contract being pro-
duced to this Board, and the said Daniel Wolstenholme
having procured a Sloop now lying in Severn River called the
Elizabeth Edmund Rutland Master to sail with part of the
said Provisions on board therefore prays Permission for
the said Vessel to depart this Province on her intended
Voyage.
It is the Advice of this Board, and his Excellency is pleased
to order that the Officers of the Customs at the City of An-
napolis do clear out for South Carolina the said Sloop called
the Elizabeth Edmund Rutland Master with such Provisions
as he may have on board for his Majesty's Forces he comply-
ing with all the Laws now in Force in this Province.
The Report of John Brice Esq^r one of the Justices of
Assize of the Western Shoar being laid before this Board
whereby it appears that he had passed Sentence of Death
upon a certain John Grimshaw of Prince Georges County