of the Council of Maryland. 319

[Council to Capt. Geo. p. Keeports]

Sir We have transmitted you by Cap^t Carlile 62..io..o of the
new Emission of this State with which we request you to purchase
the several Articles enumerated below, and deliver them to Cap^l
Carlile, You will not give a higher Price in this Money, than in
Continental Dollars, calculating one of these Dollars to be equal
to forty.
384** brown Sugar, 6^tt Bohea Tea, 48** Soap, 48** Tobacco manufac-
tured for Officers & ioo^tt common Tob^o for Soldiers.

[Council to Colo. Fitzgerald]

Sir We return you Thanks for yours of the 3^d Ins^t and the
Trouble you have been at, in receiving the Goods of Capt. Conway
and request you will likewise secure, an acc^t of the State, the 18 or
20 p^s of Raven's Duck, which you recommend, also the coarse Hose
& Castile Soap. We are more in want of the Blankets than any of
the other Articles and if the 4 Waggons we send, cannot bring all the
Goods, we desire the Blankets may not be omitted.

Liber C C
No. 22

Monday 9^th October 1 780

Present as on Saturday.
Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Brigadier Gen^l
Gist, Major Alex^r Roxburgh of the 7 Regim^t Capt. John Gale, Capt
John Gassaway of the 2^d Regim^t each Cloth & Trirhings suff^t for a
Suit of Cloaths & Linen for 2 Shirts on Acc^t and also to Capt. Gassa-
way for the use of Ens Henry Gassaway of the 2^d Reg^t Linen for
2 Shirts on Account.
That the said Commissary deliver to William Goldsmith 5 is shoe
thread to be ret^d
That the said Commissary deliver to Ens. Jacob Gray of the Reg^t
Extra Cloth & Trimings for a Suit of Cloaths and Linen for 2
Shirts.
That the said Commissary deliver to Rob^t Denny Paym^r & Clo-
thier to the 7^th Regiirf 10 Coats, 6 vests, 21 pair Overalls 21 p^r
Shoes, 21 Hatts & 22 Shirts to be deliv^d to the Soldiers of the Mary-
land Line & to be by him accounted for to the Com^y aforesaid
That the western shore Treasurer pay to Maj. Alex^r Roxburgh
of the 7^th Reg^r forty Dollars of the new Emission to be accounted
for on Acc^t of Stores.
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt. John Gale of the 2^d Regim^t
forty Doll" of the new Emission on Acc^t of Stores to be accounted
for.

October 9
Liber C B
No. 23
p. 206