of the Council of Maryland. 247

for which you will make Enquiry; and hope the Order therein may
answer your present Purposes. It is not in our Power to furnish you
with any Money from the Treasury

Liber C B
No. 23

Thursday 3^d August 1780
Present as on yesterday. John H. Stone Esq^r attended.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Isaac M^cHard
one thousand two hundred and twenty five Pounds due him p
Account passed by the Aud. Gen^l

August 3
p. 179

[Council to William Razin Esqr]

Sir The Treasury is so extremely low, that it is not in our Power
at present, to supply you with Money; when it will better afford it,
we will furnish you: in the mean Time you are to make most of the
enclosed Order on the Collector of Kent for £ The Prospect
of its being paid shortly, may procure you a Credit. We wish you
to make some of your Contracts for Tobacco, if it is practicable to
do it on Terms tolerably advantageous to the State

[Gov Lee to His Exy Govr. Jefferson]

Sir A certain Stephen Mister of the State of Virginia, stands
indicted in the General Court of this State, for High Treason com-
mitted within this State: He was committed to the Goal of Balimore
County from whence he escaped. Soon after which, he was appre-
hended in Virginia and delivered to the Sheriff of Worcester County,
to be returned to Baltimore, but he again made his Escape. I am
informed he is now confined at Richmond to take his Trial at the
approaching Court, for Treason against the State of Virginia, and
that it is apprehended the Testimony will be incomplete from the
Absence of Witnesses. Should he be acquitted from the Insuffi-
ciency of Evidence, I must solicit your Excellency to direct a Delivery
of him to an Officer of this State for the Purpose of being tried for
the Offence perpetrated against the State of Maryland and to that

Liber C C

No. 22

p. 150

End I have enclosed your Excellency a Transcript of the Record
under Seal.

p. 151

Friday 4^th August 1780.

Present as on yesterday.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to James Brice
Esq^r one thousand Pounds, the further Sum of one thousand Pounds,
the further Sum of one thousand Pounds and also the further Sum of
nine hundred and Twenty six Pounds ten shillings in part of his
Salary on Account.

Liber C B
No. 23
August 4
p. 179