of the Council of Maryland. 37

Thursday 16 December 1779
Present as on Yesterday —
Commissions issued to Nath^l Manning appointed Capt in the room
of Thomas Eccleston, Levin Woolford 1 Lieut, Benjamin Wood-
ward 2^d Lieut. — Augustus Wheatly Capt in the room of Arthur
Wheatly, William Dail 1 Lieut, Thomas Wheeler 2^d Lieut, Thomas
Vickars Ens — Levin Hubbard Capt in the room of James Woolford,
William Thomas 1 Lieut, John Lecompt 2^d Lieut, Thomas Hubbard
Ens. — James Byns Capt in the room of Joseph Byns, Solomon Jones
1i Lieut, Joseph Hubbard 2 L^t Samuel Hubbard Ens. Bestpitch
Ens. of Capt. Edward Stapleforts Comp^y belonging to the Lower
Battalion of Militia in Dorchester County and also to Robert Rus-
sum 2^d Lieut of Capt Jacob Wrights Comp^y Sam^l Hooper 1 L^t Walter
Rawley Ens of Capt Roger A Hoopers C^o — John Miles 1 Lieut,
Jeremiah Connerly Ens. of Capt James Wrights C^o and William
Morgan Ens. of Capt John Henry's Comp^y, belonging to the Upper
Battalion of Militia in Dorchester County —

Liber C B
No. 23
December 16
p. 91

[Council to Capt Geo. p. Keeports]

Sir. Your Letter of Yesterday this Moment came to Hand. As
our Army want Stockings and those offered by Mess^rs Dorsey &
Hammond, tho' rather high, are from your Description, proper;
We desire you will close with the Gentlemen at £175 p^r Dozen; the
Quantity is one among other Inducements with us, to accept the
Offer. The Blankets you have heretofore mentioned, we incline to
take, even at £112..10..1 and therefore request you will immediately
secure them. The Council yesterday in their Answer to yours of the
11^th Ins^t gave you a discretionary Power of purchasing particular
Cloths for Overalls and at the same Time refused to accept of those
offered by Dorsey and Company, deeming them too good and too
high for the Purpose intended. Leather Breeches, Col^o Forrest
thinks, would by no Means Suit Soldiers at this Season of the Year,
if so they are not an Object with us. If the ten Pieces of f brown

Liber C C

No. 22
p. 46

French Rateen at £11.5 p yard and the 11 Pieces of f blue Baize
at £16..10 p yard, will do for Overalls; We request you will purchase
them We rely upon your Attention and Activity in the Purchase of
Linen for Shirts and that you will advise us from Time to Time of
your Prospects in getting Supplies of that and likewise the Article
of Blankets Send a List of the Cloathing carried to Camp by M^r Ran-
dall that we may ascertain the Deficiency. Surely you will not suffer
the Gentlemen from Philadelphia or others, to carry from this State,
any Article of Cloathing required by our Troops, when the Law of
July Session 1779 entitled " An Act for the effectual preventing of
Forestalling and Engrossing and for other Purposes therein men-
tioned " expressly prohibits such Practices, unless licenced by this
Board.

[Rateen was
a thick
twilled
woolen
cloth,
usually
friezed or
with a
curled nap.]