of the Council of Maryland. 193

delivered to them for Congress and desire you would employ a fit
and trusty Person to be always prepared at Baltimore Town to Bush
Town. We have requested Col^o Dallam to receive the Dispatches
at Bush Town and to send them on to Col^o Hollingsworth at the
Head of Elk, who is directed to forward them to Philadelphia.

Liber C C
No. 22

[Council to Governor of Virginia]

Sir Agreeably to the Resolution of Congress of the 5^th Ins^t we
have directed that trusty Persons be immediately stationed at con-
venient Distances on the Main Road leading from Young's Ferry
on Potowmack River to Philadelphia to convey to Congress with
the utmost Expedition any Intelligence your Excellency may receive
of the Arrival of the French Fleet on the American Coast. The
Express at Young's Ferry, will hold himself constantly in Readiness
to receive your Excellency's Dispatches

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Monday 12^th June 1780

Present as on Saturday.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to His Excellency
Thomas Sim Lee Esquire Seven hundred and fifty Pounds in part
of his Salary due 8^th of May.

Liber C B
No. 23
June 12
p. 162

[Council to Colo. Henry Hollingsworth]

Sir We have this Day purchased of Captains Matthew Wells and
Jacob Cunes of the steady Friends, between twelve and thirteen
Thousand Pounds of Bacon and 5 Barrels of Pork, which they have
engaged to be good and to deliver it to you. You will examine it and
only take such Quantities as will answer to this Engagement. They
may want to purchase Goods at the Head of Elk, if so, you will be
pleased to be answerable for them to the Amount of the Meat you
take, and the Money shall be paid you on Demand. You will give a
Receipt for the Quantities of each and certify the Amount of the
Goods for which you engage

[Council to Thomas Donellan]

Sir We have Occasion for a Quantity of Bacon, and request you
to purchase immediately on Credit any Quantity, not exceeding
30,000** on the best Terms you can. The General Assembly will, we
doubt not, make Provision for the immediate Payment thereof, and
every Thing in our Power will be done to forward the Payments
for these Contracts.

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Liber C C

No. 22

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