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self into some one of the Regiments of the Quota of this State in
the Continental Army during the War and that he do not desert
therefrom

Liber C B
No. 23

[Council to Capt John Swan]

Sir As you inform us that you have Money in your Hands suffi-
cient to procure the Plank and to have it conveyed to a proper Place,
we request you to have this done immediately. As we do not know
where you intend to make the Purchase and are not sufficiently ac-
quainted with the Landings on the Eastern Shore, we must leave
it to your own ludgment whether it would not be best to have the
Plank conveyed to Baltimore, where the Vessel in that Case might
take in all her Loading if a Flag is obtained, or if not, it might be
readily sold for at least Cost and Charges

[Council to Jonathan Hudson Esqr]

Sir We have just received yours of the 5^th Ins^t and on making
an Enquiry into the State of the Treasury, are concerned to find it
is not in our Power at present to pay the Whole of M^r Keeport's
Order in your Favor. We yesterday paid M^r Keeport's Order at
Sight for £2000 and have given an Order for five thousand to
M^r Blake in Part of the Order for thirty thousand Pounds and the
Remainder will be paid as soon as possible. We have to lament your
Disappointment and to assure you it is founded in the exhausted
State of the Treasury only and not in Want of Inclination in us.

Liber C C

No. 22
p. 102

Thursday II^th May 1780

Present as on yesterday.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Capt. James
Somerville seventy Eight Pounds, fifteen shillings due him p Ace.
passed by the Dep^ty Aud.
That the said Treasurer pay to Lieut Edward Duvall of the 2^d
Regim^t seven Pounds sixteen shillings and six Pence due him & Ace.
passed by the Dep^y Aud.
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt. James Ewing of the 2^d Reg^l
Eighty nine Pounds due him p Account passed by the Dep^y Aud.
That the said Treasurer pay to Lieut Edward Edgerly one hun-
dred and forty six Pounds due him p Acc^t passed by the Aud. Gen^l
That the said Treasurer pay to Walter Warfield Surgeon to the
2^d Reg. sixty three Pounds due him p Account passed by the Dep^y
Aud.

May ii
Liber C B
No. 23
p. 152

Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Lieut Richard
Donovan of the 6^th Regim^t 1 piece of Brittanies. to Capt. Hary
Dobson of the 6^th Regim^t 1 piece of Brittanies. to John Ross Ass^t

p. 153