of the Council of Maryland. 353

Whereas It appears to this Board that by the Operation of the
Act of Assembly Entitled An Act for the immediate Supply of
Flour and other Provisions for the Army 845! Bushels of Wheat
and 375 Barrels containing ^2^..2^s..g^A of Flour were seized in the
Hands of Col^o Sam^l Smith at that Time acting as Agent for the
State of Virginia under the appointment of the Executive of that
State. Resolved therefore that the Commissary General be requested
& he is accordingly requested to give a Credit to the State of Virginia
for the said Quantity of Wheat and Flour as so much of the specific
Supplies required by Congress from that State & that the same be
Charged to the State of Maryland.

Liber C B
No. 23

[Council to Luther Martin Esqr. Atty General]

Sir Since you received Anderson's Deposition and other Papers
from the Council relative to a supposed Forgery, for the Purpose of
Proceeding against Col^o Henry Hollingsworth agreeably to the
Laws of this State, we have determined that the Papers should be
put into the Hands of one of the Judges of the General Court, in
Order that the Matter may be more Speedily enquired into. The
Judge upon due Consideration of the several Depositions and Papers,
will either discharge the Party, or bind him over to the next General
Court and Summon the Evidences to support the Prosecution. This
we apprehend to be the most regular, legal and speedy Course of
Investigating the Colonel's Conduct in this Business and therefore
request the Favor of you to return the Papers to this Board, by the
first safe Opportunity
Col^o Hollingsworth, who will deliver this will afford an Oppor-
tunity of sending the Papers

[Council to Philemon Warfield]

Sir We request of you to get a House to deposit the Arms &^ca
in, the most convenient to the Magazine, and on the best Terms you
can. If you can get one that will hold the whole of them, though
not so convenient to the Magazine, it will be more eligible.

[Council to Mr. Henry Sheafif, Balto.]

Sir. We are informed, by your Friend M^r Eastman, that you
expect M^rs Sheaff will receive a considerable Sum of Specie from her
Father in the City of New York and that you are inclined to
advance a Part of it to the Officers of this State, in Captivity. Our
Officers, who we understand are to be exchanged, will have Occasion
for thirty or forty Pounds each to discharge their Arrears for Board ;
we therefore will esteem it a Favor if you will furnish Maj^r Eccles-
ton or Maj^r Giles with a Sum of Money sufficient for the Purpose of
accommodating the several Officers with that Sum, on the Credit

23

Liber C C
No. 22
p. 206