42 Journal and Correspondence

Liber C B
No. 23
December 27
p. 93

Monday 27 December 1779

Present as on Yesterday.
Commission issued to Joseph Howard Jun^r appointed Coroner of
Ann Arundel County
Ordered that John Taylor Esquire Collector of the Tax for Har-
ford County pay unto Richard Dallam, Ignatius Wheeler, and
Edward Talbot (Commissioners under the Act entitled An Act for
the immediate Supply of Flour and other Provisions for the Army)
Thirty thousand Pounds to enable them to carry the said Act into
Execution.

Liber C C
No. 22
p. 48

[Council Colo. Henry Hollingsworth]

Sir. We have received your Letter of the 21^st Ins^t by Express;
the Contents were communicated to, and your Letters of former
Dates on the same Subject, laid before the General Assembly. We
cannot recommend this as a proper Place for the Troops destined to
the Southward, to embark from, as there are not, at present, Craft
sufficient to carry them, nor is this Board cloathed with Powers to
impress a Bill, however, is originating, in the Senate, to enable us,
[to impress] on Emergencies, Vessels Carriages and Teams, to expe-
dite the March of Troops &^ca through this, into other States, but what
the Fate of that Bill may be, is altogether uncertain. We imagine
you are not unacquainted with the disagreeable Situation of our
Army, therefore suggest to you the Advantage of having a Number
of Waggons immediately engaged to forward the Flour which may
be furnished in Virtue of a Law of the present Session, for the Sup-
ply of Flour and other Provisions for the Army. Having the firmest
reliance on your Zeal & Activity we intimated the Propriety of the
Measure

p. 49

[Council to Capt. George p. Keeports]

Sir. We have been disappointed, in getting the Number of Shoes
we had Reason to expect when we wrote you last; you are there-
fore desired to dispatch the Cloathing on Hand with the utmost
Expedition

December 29
Liber C B
No. 23
p. 93

Wednesday 29 December 1779

Present as on Monday.
Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver to John Prout
and James Hammond Matrosses on Furlough of the late Capt Gates
Comp^y of Artillery from this State now at Camp one pair of Shoes
each and charge to the Company. —
Commission issued to Walter Hanson, John Dent, Robert Young,
Richard Barnes and Walter Hanson Jenifer appointed Judges of the
Orphans Court for Charles County.