of the Council of Maryland. 133

That the western shore Treasurer pay to Joseph Wilson j^r one
hundred and thirty Pounds eleven shillings and three Pence due him
p Acc^t passed by the Aud. Gen^l
That the said Treasurer pay to L^t Samuel Farmer Eight thousand
Pounds to be delivered over to George Keeports to be applied in the
Purchase of Cloathing for the Army & also the further sum of
Twelve thousand, five hundred Pounds to be delivered to the said
Geo. Keeports to be expended in the Purchase of Blanketts on
Account.
That the said Treasurer pay to Ens John Lowe of the 2^d Regim^t
four hundred and fifty Dollars the Bounty paid Hampton Coursey
enlisted by him and one hundred Dollars the allowance for enlisting
the said Coursey.
That the said Treasurer pay to Joshua Frazier, nine hundred &
ninty seven Pounds six shillings & eight Pence p Acc^t passed by the,
D. Aud.

Liber C B
No. 23

Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Mrs. R. May-
bury 9 yds Dowlas for 6 yds of sheeting delivered by her to Doct^r
Johnson for the Hospital in June last.

p. 135

That Samuel Nicholls Collector of the Tax for Montgomery
County pay to Lieut. Samuel Farmer of the 3^d Regim^t Eight
thousand Dollars to be expended in the recruit^g Service and Ac-
counted for.
That the said Collector pay to Capt. Lloyd Beall Eight thousand
Dollars to be expended in the recruiting Service and Accounted for.
That the western shore Treasurer pay to Aquila Paca Esq^r five
thousand Pounds for the use of Richard Dallam, Ignatius Wheeler
jun^r and Edmund Talbot Comm^rs for Harford County to enable them

to carry into Execution the Act for the immediate Supply of Flour

and other Provisions for the Army and to be accounted for.
Commissions issued to Charles Jones, Edward Burgess, Oneas
Campbell, Joseph Wilson Samuel W. Magruder, James Offutt,
Richard Thompson, Walter Beall, Henry Gaither, Rich^d Wootton,
Richard Smith, Charles Hungerford, Geo. Beall j^r Thomas Beall,
Rich^d Orme, John Holmes and William Smith appointed Justices of
the Peace for Montgomery County and also to Charles Jones, Edward
Burgess, AEneas Campbell, Joseph Wilson and Richard Wootton
appointed Judges of the Orphans Court for the County aforesaid.

[Dowlas,
named from
Doulas in
Brittany,
was a coarse
linen]

[Council to Capt. Geo. p. Keeports]
Sir By M^r Farmer we have sent you £8000. with a Part of which
we wish you to continue the Purchase of Shoes, as it is not improb-
able but that there may be pressing Demands from the Army for
them, in a little Time: and we have sent you the further Sum of
£12,500 to purchase 100 of M^r Hudson's Blankets; though anxious

Liber C C

No. 22

p. 8s