of the Council of Maryland. in

Tuesday 14 March 1780

Present as on Yesterday.
Ordered That the Collector of the Tax for Kent County pay to
Ens John Sears of the 2^d Regim^t four thousand Dollars to be ex-
pended in the Recruiting Service & Accounted for.
That the Collector of the Tax for Baltimore County pay to Andrew
Buchanan Joshua Stevenson & John Moale Esq^r Comm^rs for said
County Eight thousand Pounds to enable them to carry into Execu-
tion the Act for the immediate Supply of Flour & other Provi-
sions &c^a
That the western shore Treasurer pay to Arthur Bryan one thou-
sand, one hundred and sixteen Pounds for the use of Edward Lloyd
Esq^r the Compen^a made by the Gen^l Ass^y
That the said Treasurer pay to Edward Dorsey son of Jn^o two
hundred and seventy one Pounds thirteen shillings & nine Pence p
acc^t passed by the Dep^y Aud.

Liber C B
No. 23
p. 123
March 14

Joshua Burgess of Ann Arundel County app^d Ens. in the 4 Reg^r
Henry Gassaway of the same County and Richard Chew late Serj^t
in the 4^th Regim^t appointed Ensigns in the second Brigade, John
Boone of Prince George's County app^d Ens. in the 1^st Regim^t and
also to M^r Kenneck app^d Ens. in the 6^th Reg^t and it is requested that
Commissions issue to them accordingly from the Board of War.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to John Muir three
thousand Pounds to pay for making Shirts on Account.
That Commodore Grason deliver to Samuel Chase Esq^r or his
order, 2, 4* Ladles, and 20 double headed 4* Shott to be paid for at
the same Price the like Articles to be sold by the Governor & Council
sell for.
That John Shaw deliver to the said Samuel Chase Esq^r or his
order 2 Lanthorns and 9 Powder horns to be paid for as aforesaid.

p. 124

[Council to Mr. John Taylor]

Sir M^r M^cComas informs us you have refused to receive Certifi-
cates given in Virtue of the Act for the immediate Supply of Flour
and other Provisions for the Army in Payment of the late Assess-
ment. We think it must have been the Intention of the Legislature
to have taken every Measure in their Power to soften and reconcile
to the People a Law which was founded in Necessity. It would have
been rather hard, first to strip the Subject of the only Means of rais-
ing Money and afterwards refuse Certificates which they esteemed
equivalent to Money, in Discharge of the Assessment. We are
therefore the more inclined to think it must have been the Design of
the Assembly to have made the Certificates discountable in the late
as well as future Assessments.

Liber C C

No. 22

p. 77