20 Journal and Correspondence

Liber C B
No. 23

Aquila Paca, John Love, John Rumsey, John Archer and Thomas
Johnson, Judges of the Orphans Court for Harford County —
Charles Jones, Edward Burgess, Eneas Campbell, William Deak-
ins, Joseph Wilson, Samuel W. Magruder, James Offutt, Gerard
Briscoe, Richard Thompson, Walter Beall, Henry Gaither George
Cullam, and John Harwood Justices of the Peace for Montgomery
County and also to Charles Jones, Edward Burgess, Eneas Campbell,
William Deakins and Joseph Wilson Judges of the Orphans Court
for Montgomery County —
Sir, By Virtue of the Resolution of Congress of the 9^th Day of
Oct^r 1779, and this Order pay to Col^o Richard Dallam, Twenty
thousand Dollars to be by him expended in the Purchase of Flour
and Wheat for the Continental Army. — Tho. Sim Lee.
To Thomas Harwood Esq^r Cont^l Treasurer in the State of
Maryland.
William Wright of Queen Anns County, Licenced Dep^y Ass^t Com-
missary of Purchases under a Commission from Conrod T. Weder-
strandt Assistant Comm^y of Purchases agreeable to Act of Assembly.
Jacob Giles jun^r of Harford County Licenced Assistant Com^y of
Purchases under a Commⁿ from Ephraim Blaine Dep^y Comm^y Gen-
eral agreeable to Act of Assembly and
William Lyles of Prince Georges County Licenced to Purchase
Provisions for the Continental Army in said County and to super-
intend the Post at Piscataway Creek to cure said Provisions, under
a Commission from Thomas Richardson Ass^t Com^y of Purch^s agree-
able to Act of Ass^y
Commission issued to Richard Mason, Benson Stainton, Nathaniel
Potter, Mathew Driver, Thomas Hardcastle, Hugh M^cBryde, Henry
Dickinson, and Charles Daffin app^d Justices of the Peace for Caroline
County, and also to Richard Mason, Benson Stainton Nathaniel
Potter, Matthew Driver and Thomas Hardcastle, Judges of the
Orphans Court for Caroline County. —

Liber C C

No. 22

p. 40

[Council to Mr. Jacob Giles Jun'r]

Sir. Enclosed you have your Commission, with a Licence to pur-
chase within this State; agreeably to Act of Assembly. By the Act
alluded to, no Authority is vested in this Board to licence, unless
the Commission of the Person applying is previously produced; you
did not transmit yours when you wrote for a Licence; I believe that
was the sole Cause of Governor Johnson's not complying with your
Request. Our Treasury is in a very exhausted State at present,
which renders it impossible for us to supply you with Cash, if we
had been expressly directed, but as matters are circumstanced we
are of Opinion, it would be more convenient and proper that you
should draw your Supplies from Col^o Blaine. Advise us frequently