of the Council of Maryland. 229

Tuesday 2 5^th July 1780

Present as on yesterday.
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to His Excellency
Thomas Sim Lee Esq^r Five thousand Pounds, three thousand
Pounds, Two thousand five hundred Pounds Two thousand five hun-
dred Pounds and also one thousand and fourteen Pounds, five shil-
lings and Eight Pence in part of his Salary to the 8^th May last on
Account.
That the Collector of the Tax for Queen Anns County pay to
William Hemsley Esq^r six thousand Pounds to enable him to carry
into Execution the Act to procure Recruits to complete the Battalions
of this State &^ca the Supplement thereto, and the Act to expedite the
raising an Additional Battalion, to be accounted for.

Liber C B
No. 23
July 25
p. 175

[Council to Capt John Smith Brookes]

Sir We think it necessary that you should purchase the Fish
on the Terms mentioned in yours of Yesterday's Date, but at the
same Time must inform you, that a Short Credit must be obtained,
as it is altogether impossible to pay the Money until the Taxes come
in; so soon as that happens, we hope to be enabled to pay all our
public Contracts. We hope no good Citizen will refuse to vend
these necessary Commodities to the Public at a Time when our
Treasury is exhausted and they are so much wanted. The Fish,
Bacon &^ca procured by you must be transported to this Place or the
Head of the Elk, but we wish the Vessel to touch at this Place

[Council to William Hemsley Esqr]

Sir Col^o Forrest has ordered two Officers to repair immediately
to Chester Town to take Charge of the Substitutes and Deserters
which may be sent there by the Lieutenants of the several Counties
on the Eastern pursuant to our Request communicated by Circular
Letters of this Day. The Expedient of drawing upon the Collector
of Queen Ann's County gives you a Chance but no Certainty of
Money, as there are still a great Number of Certificates outstanding ;
yet it proves our Inclination to assist you and the good People of
your County in their laudable Endeavours to procure Recruits
Cloaths will be distributed among the Recruits when they are col-
lected to a Point.

[Council to Charles Griffith, Esqr.]

Sir We are very happy in hearing you have so pleasing a Prospict
of raising the Men required of your County for the Regiment extraor-
dinary and for completing the Battalions of this State in the Con-

Liber C C

No. 22
p. 135