of t«e Council of Maryland. 281

to Capt. William Middleton for the Dolphin 1 50 Musket Cartridges
6 Muskets 1 Quire Cartridges Paper and 1 speaking Trumpet.
That the Commissary of Stores deliver to M^rs Chase 2 yds Flannel
to be paid for or returned.
That Capt George Keeports deliver to Lieut Luckett of the
Regim^t Extra 12 Blankets
That the Collectors of the Tax for Calvert County pay six thou-
sand and fifty Pounds to Thomas Jones Contractor for Horses in
said County to be accounted for.
That John Fenwick Coll^r of the Tax for S^t Marys County pay to
Jos. Ford Contractor for Horses in said County five thousand Pounds
to be accounted for.
That Cuthbert Abell Coll^r of the Tax for St. Mary's County pay
to the said Joseph Ford five thousand Pounds to be Accounted for.

Liber C B
No. 23

Frederick Green, Thomas Johnson j^r John Callahan, Isaac
M'Hard, Nicholas Harwood Joseph Cowman are appointed Signers
of the Bills emitted in Virtue of the Act to enable the Treasurer of the
western shore to draw and sell Bills of Exchange and for an Emis-
sion of Bills of Credit if necessary.

p. 192

[Council to Timothy Pickering Esqr]

Sir We received your Letter of the 5^th Ins^t It gives us much Con-
cern to be informed that the State has been so grossly imposed on
by the Persons appointed to procure Horses on Account of the
United States for the Army. We think with you, that it will be more
for the Interest of the State to dispose of the Horses in Philadelphia,
that have been rejected as unfit for Service, than to have them sent
back, and do request you to inform Col^o Sam^l Miles that we have
appointed him to sell them immediately and to transmit an Account
of the Age, Marks, Colours & Defects of each Horse and the Price
obtained for each, that we may endeavour to detect the Persons
who have committed the Impositions and compel them to answer for
their Conduct and to indemnify the State for the Loss that is likely
to be sustained thereby. We have sent under the Care of Lieu^t
Lucket, twenty seven Horses which have been examined by M^r Bul-
len and adjudged to be fit for Service. The Money arising from the
Sale of the rejected Horses, Col^o Miles must pay to the Delegates
of this State.

[Council to Delegates in Congress]

Gen^t We have just Time to inform you that we have began to
emit the new Money from a Plate which we found would answer, and
request you to direct the Workmen not to make the Plates.

Liber C C

No. 22
p. 172