14 Journal and Correspondence

Liber C B
No. 23

Traverse and sixteen Pounds, seventeen shillings and six Pence to
be delivered over to Thomas Kirwan per Accounts passed by the
Aud. Gen^l
That the said Treasurer pay to John Muir nine thousand eight
hundred and twenty four Pounds seven shillings and six Pence to be
delivered over to John Randall to pay for Cloth purchased by him
for the use of the Army on Account.

Thomas Johnson Jun^r appointed Clerk to the Governor and Coun-
cil and Qualified by taking the several Oaths required by Law and
Certificate filed.

November
16

Tuesday 16^th November 1779

Present as on Yesterday. —
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to William Tuck
Seventy five Pounds for the use of M^rs Sands p Account passed by
the Dep^y Aud.
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt Stephen Shelmerdine six
thousand Pounds to be delivered over to Capt George Keeports to be
expended in the Purchase of Linen for the use of the Maryland
Troops in the Continental Army to be accounted for. —
That the said Treasurer pay to the said Stephen Shelmerdine three
hundred and fourteen Pounds to be expended in the recruiting
Service and charged to the 4^th Regiment on Account
That the said Treasurer pay to Lieut Thomas Cromwell Two
thousand Dollars for the use of John Ross Surgeons Mate to the
4^th Regim^t in leiw of the Articles for the present year.
That the said Treasurer pay to Lieut Thomas Cromwell of the
4^th Reg^t Three hundred and Twenty nine Pounds to be expended in
the Recruiting Service and Accounted for.
John Hoskins Stone and Jeremiah Townly Chase Esquires elected
Members of the Council by the General Assembly, attended and
Qualified by making a Declaration of their Belief in the Christian
Religion, taking, repeating, and Subscribing the several Oaths re-
quired by the Constitution and Laws of this State as p Cert^s produced
and filed. —
Ordered that the Commissary of Stores deliver to Lieut Thomas
Cromwell of the 4^th Regim^t 25 pair of Shoes for the said Regim^t —
That the said Commissary of Stores deliver to Samuel Shipley
lately a nine Months Soldier in the 6^th Regim^t Discharged the
amount of Twenty four Pounds, three shillings and four Pence in
Cloathing due him by the Act to procure Troops for the American
Army. —