of the Council of Maryland. 261

Reason to rely on the Patriotism of our fellow Citizens, we are not,
from the Demands lately made on them, so sanguine as to expect
very considerable Assistance by Money; yet as there are other Means
in the Power of many pointed out by the Law, we must earnestly
entreat you to exert yourself on this Occasion, and that you will
call on those who are able to contribute by Loan, a small Portion of
their affluence, that they may secure the Peaceful Possession of the
whole to themselves and Posterity, by enabling us to comply with the
Requisitions of Congress, the Committee of Co-operation and the
Expectations of His Excellency the Commander in Chief. We are at
a Period of Time which will admit of no Delay, you must there-
fore inform us speedily of your Success and Expectations

[Council to the Lieutenants of the several Counties]

Sir From the Information which we have received from the
Lieutenants of some Counties, we are induced to believe it will be
an Ease to the People to allow them to discharge, in Wheat, the
15 p Cent due from the Classes which have not found Recruits,
at the same Time, that it would answer a most valuable Purpose, in
obtaining a Supply of Provisions for the Army at this Time, ex-
tremely wanted. We therefore request you to inform the Persons
who compose those Classes which have neglected to find Recruits
and for which Recruits cannot be obtained by you for the 15 p O
that if they will deliver to the Commissary of your County as much
Wheat allowing 60 Dollars for every Bushel, as their Fines amount
to, their Effects shall be exempted from Distress, and to direct them
to procure from the Commissary a Receipt for the Wheat so deliv-
ered which is to be deposited in your Hands and returned by you
to the Treasurer of your Shore instead of the Money ordered to be
collected by Distress

Liber C C

No. 22

Tuesday 22^d August 1780 Present as on yesterday.

Ordered That the west, shore Tres^r deliver to Baruch Williams
Com^y of Cecil Co* 10 hhd^s Tob^o 9859* net & also to Rich^d Dallam
Com^y for Harf^d 10 hh^ds 10087 *s net & to John Voorhees Com^y of
Kent 1 o hhd^s 10010 is net to be accounted for.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Thomas Town-
send one hundred and five Pounds due him p Acc^t passed by the Aud.
Gen^l
That the said Treasurer pay to Allen Quynn Esq^r one thousand
five hundred Pounds on Account
That the said Treasurer pay to Robert Dashiell seven hundred
and seventy six Pounds, five shillings due him p Acc^t passed by the
Aud. Gen^l

August 22

Liber C B
No. 23
p. 189