of the Council of Maryland. 11

On Tuesday following being the 9^th of November The General
Assembly Proceeded to the choice of the Council to the Governor
and The Honable John H. Stone, Jeremiah Townly Chase, James
Brice, Daniel Carroll and John Brice Esquires were elected —

Liber C B
No. 23

November 9

Wednesday 10^th November 1779 —

James Brice, Daniel Carroll and John Brice Esq" elected Mem-
bers of the Council to the Governor appeared and Qualified, as such,
by taking the several Oaths required &^c as per Certificates produced
and filed.
Permission granted in Pursuance of the Recommendation of Con-
gress of the 2^d of October, to the Sloop James, commanded by
Shadrack Ames, to Lade and transport to Virginia, for the use of
that State; a Cargo of Flour a Manifest of such Cargo, being Lodged
in the Naval Office at Baltimore, and the Vessel, there cleared out,
and a Bond being given to this State in the Penalty of One thousand
Pounds with good and sufficient Security Conditioned that if the
said Cargo shall be delivered to the proper Officer appointed to re-
ceive the same in Virginia, the Danger of the Voyage excepted and
that a Certificate of such Delivery from the Board of War of the
said State of Virginia, shall be produced to the Governor and Coun-
cil of this State within two Months from the Time of the said Vessel
clearing out, then the Obligation to be void &^ca
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Col^o John
Stull Six Pounds, two shillings and six Pence to be delivered over
to Abraham Lyder, Eighty nine Pounds, eight shillings and nine
Pence to be delivered over to Abraham Lyder for the use of himself
& Comp^y and One hundred and three Pounds thirteen shillings and
four Pence to be delivered over to George Cellar for the use of him-
self and Comp^y due them per Accounts passed by the Aud. Gen^l

November
10

[Council to Charles G. Griffith Esqr. Lieut, of Montgomery County]

Sir. We think it proper that you should still hold the Company
of Militia lately ordered out, in Readiness, subject to the Call of
Col^o Rawlings, who is appointed to command the Guard over the
Prisoners at Fort Frederick. We received the other Day, Intelli-
gence from the Board of War, that they had not then been able to
procure a Guard for the Prisoners but expected to do it in a few
Days, so that, by this Time, we expect they are on their Way.
We cannot make out the Commissions you request, 'til we know
how the Vacancies arise, you will please to be particular with Re-
spect to them, whether they arise by Death, Resignation, Removal or
Substitutes

Liber C C

No. 22

p. 39