Liber C C

No. 22

234 Journal and Correspondence

tional Reg^t if necessary, and an Act to expedite the raising an
Additional Battalion of Regulars viz.

Samuel Jones Lieut Col^o

4 Benjamin Murdock Cap.

Edward Giles Major

5 Henry Hill son of Henry d^o

I Mont joy Bailey Capt

6 James Gillispie d^o

2 James Fernandes Capt

7 Vachel Burgess d^o

3. Charles Smith ditto

8 Sam^l Cock Capt. Lieut.

i Arch^d Colder Lieut

i Sam^l Luckett Ens.

2 Sam^l Hamilton d^o

2 Ignatius Boone Ens.

3 Fran³ Shepard d^o

3 Josias Miller d^o

4. Sam^l M^cLane d^o

4 John Plant d^o

p. 177

, 5 John Lucae d^o

5 Theo. Middleton d^o

6 Samuel Hanson of Walt. Lieut.

6 Ignatius Blandford Ens.

7. Nath^l Magruder d^o

7 Basil Gaither D^o

8 Charles Magruder d^o

8 Joshua Warfield D^o

Liber C C

No. 22
p. 139

[Council to Board of War]

Gent" The Enclosure will shew the Point of Rank in which Lieu^t
Edward Duvall and Lieu^t John Hardman were placed in 1777 by the
General Assembly of Maryland. M^r Duvall represents to this Board
that he has been injured by the subsequent Arrangement of the
Maryland Line, and at his earnest Request, we have taken the Liberty
to transmit the enclosed Copy of the Roster General of the Rank of
the Officers in the Maryland Line

[Council to William Bordley, ±LsqrJ

Sir Yours of the 2 1^st Ins^t we have received: The Cloaths shall be
sent to Chester Town for the Recruits as soon as possible and we
wish it was in our Power to send them immediately. M^r Bolton is
appointed Commissary of Issues for your Shore; we have given him
an Order on the Collector of Kent County for Money, and have
requested M^r Voorhees to furnish him with any Provision he may
collect, with which, we hope the Recruits may be amply supplied.
The Scheme for borrowing Money of the Recruits is a good one,
and if any of them are inclined to lend their Money to the State, the
Agents who are appointed to receive Money on Loan in Kent County,
would be the proper Persons to apply to. The exhausted State of
our Treasury puts it totally out of our Power to send you any Money
at this Time

[Council to President of Congress]

Sir We are honored with your Letter of the 8^th Ins^t enclosing an
Act of Congress of the 7^th recommending to the State of Maryland
to grant Permission to the Agent of the Minister of France, to pur-