262 Journal and Correspondence

Liber C B
No. 23

That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Lieut Francis Shepard
of the Regim^t Extra ip^s Brittanies in part of the Articles allowed
by the Gen^l Assembly and 1 p^r shoes on Account. That the west,
shore Treas^r deliver to Tho^s Richardson Com^y for Montg^y County
12 hhd^s Tob^o 11767 is net on Account

Liber C C

No. 22

p. 160

[Council To the Lieutenants of Charles, Prince George's, Harford,
Baltimore, Montgomery, Dorchester, Saint Marys and
Washington Counties]

Sir We enclose you a List of Recruits from your County, who
have deserted, or never joined their Regiment at this Place and we
request you to have them apprehended and sent forward as soon as
possible

[Council to Lieut Francis Shepherd]

Sir You will receive from M^r Bullen forty four Horses and one
Waggon with Harness compleat, with which we request you will
proceed with Diligence and Care to Morris Town and deliver them
to the Quartermaster General or such Person as he shall authorize to
receive them at that Post, taking his Receipt therefor. Forty of the
Horses are furnished in Part of four hundred Draft Horses and the
Waggon &^ca and four Horses belonging thereto, in Part of fifty
Waggons with Harness compleat and with four Horses to each,
which were required of this State by the Committee of Congress at
Head Quarters. You are to draw for the Subsistence of the Horse,
from the Quarter masters at the several Posts betwixt this and
Morris Town

Liber C B
No. 23
August 23
p. 184

Wednesday 23^d August 1780

Present as on yesterday.
Ordered that the Collector of the Tax for Kent County pay to
Abraham Falconer Contractor for Horses & Waggons in said County
ten thousand Pounds to be Acc^d for
That the said Collector pay to the said Abraham Falconer 21050
pounds of Tobacco to be by him Accounted for @ 47.10 p C^l and 4
p Cent.

p. 185

• Ordered That M^r John Shaw deliver to John Muir Esq^r 4 Gun
Carriages for four pounders and 2 Sadies & Springes for Ditto the
price to be ascertained hereafter.
That the western shore Treasurer pay to Peter Lyddington a
Soldier in the 1^st Regim^t Twenty Pounds in lieu of the Articles
allowed by the Gen^l Assembly.
That the said Treasurer pay to Levin Parkinson three hundred
and seventy five Pounds p Account passed by the Aud. Gen'