140 Journal and Correspondence

Liber C B
No. 23

room of Jon^a Abell, William Start 1^st L^t Charles Sherwood 2 L^t
and Richard Harrington Ens. belonging to the 38^th Batt. of Mil^a in
the County aforesaid.

Liber C C

No. 22
p. SQ

vide Lre of
ist April

[Council to Mr. Abraham Faw]

Sir. The above is a Copy of our Answer to your former Letter.
A Pair of Cloth Breeches and Overalls should be issued to each
Recruit, if you have them, they being Part of the State Bounty and
it will be proper to have the Cloathing made up, at the Price you
mention

April 13
Liber C B
No. 23
p. 137

Thursday 13^th April 1780

Present as on Yesterday except James Brice Esq^r
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to James Ringgold
nine hundred and fifty seven Pounds fifteen shillings due him p
Acc^t passed by the Aud. Gen^l
That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Capt. Gaither 6
Matrosses, 6 p^r Sheets, 6 Blankets, & 1 Pot of the Furniture of the
Hospital, for the use of the sick soldiers now in this City and to be
returned into the Store.

p. 138

Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Nathan Peak
of the 1^st Reg^t 1 shirt to Robert Baily of the same Reg^t and William
Newton of the 2^d Regim^t 1 p^r Overalls each to be charged to the
Continent.
That the western shore Treasurer pay to Capt. Joseph Smith of
Col^o Nath^l Gists Regim^t four hundred Dollars the Gratuity allowed
by a Resolution of the Gen^l Assembly of the 4^th of Dec^r 1778 and the
further sum of Two thousand Dollars by the Act relating to the Offi-
cers and Soldiers &c^a passed July 1779 agreeably to a Resolve of the
General Assembly passed n April 1780.
That the said Treasurer pay to Geo. Ranken one hundred and
Fifty Pounds due him for acting as Qk to the State's Sale of Public
Property.
That the said Treasurer pay to William M^cBryde seven hundred
and sixty one Pounds, seventeen shillings and six Pence for the use
of Henry Dickinson p Account passed by the Aud. Gen^l
That the said Treasurer pay to Jeremiah T. Chase Esq^r Eight
hundred and Eighty Pounds for his Attend^a in Council to this Inst,
inclusive.
By his Excellency Thomas Sim Lee Esquire Governor of Mary-
land. A Proclamation
I hereby appoint Wednesday the 26 Day of April next to be ob-
served throughout this State as a Day of Fasting, Humiliation &
Prayer agreeably to the Recommendation of Congress. Given at