of the Council of Maryland. 211

That the said Treasurer pay to Jonathan Parker Twelve Pounds
Bal^a of Acc^t passed by the Dep^y Aud.

Ordered That the Collector of the Tax for Washington County
pay to Capt. John Reid of a Comp^y raised by this State & stationed
at Fort Frederick Four thousand Dollars to be expended in the
Recruiting Service and Accounted for.
Ordered That M^r Abraham Faw deliver to the said Capt John Reid
20 Suits of Cloaths or such part as he may be able to Furnish.
That M^r John Shaw deliver to John Chalmers 13 Cannon Cart-
ridges

i Liber C B
No. 23

p. 169

[Council to Mr. Thomas Donellan]

Sir M^r Poe informs us that about 100 Barrels of Shad & 60 Bar-
rels of Herrings may be had; we request you to apply to him to know
the Persons who have them for sale, and purchase them on the same
Terms which we gave M^r Hudson, both as to Price and Condition
of Payment; you will have them carefully inspected before you re-
ceive them and, if merchantable, you will have them transported to

Liber C C

No. 22
p. 123

Col^o Hollingsworth at the Head of Elk. You will deliver to M^r
Poe such Quantity of Corn and other short Forage as will enable
him to return such Quantity as he has borrowed for public use and
also supply him occasionally with what may be necessary for that
Post

[Council to Mr. David Poe.]

Sir In Answer to yours of the 3^d Ins^t we have to inform you that
we have requested M^r Donnellan to purchase the Fish and to supply
you with short Forage sufficient to enable you to return what you

bon owe J and lo fui nish yuu <_>i,i_cisiuiia.lly wHU llie Quantity that

may be necessary for your Post

[Council to Colo. Richard Dallam]

Sir Yours of the 1^st Ins^t we received and can only Say at present
that you will not return the Flour received from McCan to M^r
Smith, until we take further Order therein. We should readily
transmit you the Money necessary to make you easy but it really is
not in our Powers to command a Shilling.

p. 124

Wednesday 5^th July 1780

Present as on yesterday.

Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Margaret Chat-
lain seventy five Pounds due [her] p acc^t passed by the Dep^y Aud.

July 5
Liber C B
No. 23
p. 169