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Liber C C
No. 22
p. 112
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[Council to Thos Donnellan, Thos. Beall, the Commrs at Balto.
Geo Town & Head of Elk]
Sir In Virtue of a late Resolution of the General Assembly, a
Copy of which you have enclosed, you are hereby appointed to re-
ceive and store Provisions at and you are directed to deliver
said Provisions to such Person or Persons as may be appointed by
Congress to receive the same and the Order of the Governor and
Council, advising us of the Quantities and from whence received.
You are likewise to receive from the Commissioners of County
the Flour and Indian Corn procured by them under the Law for the
immediate Supply of the Army &ca of which you are to retain at
your Post Bushels of Indian Corn Barrels of Flour and
the Surplus, if any (of both or either as the Case may be) to convey
without Delay to Colo Hollingsworth at the Head of Elk, advising
us of the Quantities of each
[Council to President of Congress]
Sir We have the Honur of your Excellency's Letter by Post of
the 29th May and 3d and 6th of the Current Month with their Several
Enclosures, Those of the 29th May & 3d June shall be immediately
laid before the General Assembly and the latter shall be attended to,
and the necessary steps taken to carry into Execution the Intention
of the Honorable Congress.
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Liber C C
No. 22
p. 112
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[Council to Colo. Jno. Marshall, Thos Clagett, David Poe, Richard
Dallam & Hy Hollingsworth]
Sir Congress have requested us to engage trusty Persons imme-
diately to ride as Expresses from Young's Ferry to Philadelphia, to
forward Intelligence in the most expeditious Manner to them. We
think proper Persons ought to be engaged, who are to hold them-
selves in Readiness to proceed with any Dispatches that may be
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