of the Council of Maryland. 45

Fifteen Pounds six shillings for Thomas Long, Twenty seven
Pounds for Timothy Swain
Twenty seven Pounds for Godfried Hallow, Fourteen Pounds
Eight Shillings for James Dodd.
Six hundred and Eighty eight Pounds and one hundred and
Twenty two Pounds ten shillings for Richard Haff and also the
further Sum of Twenty six thousand seven hundred and Eighty two
Pounds two shillings and ten Pence to be deliv^d over to Abraham
Faw on Account
That the said Treasurer pay to James Brice Esq^r Thirty Pounds
for his Allowance in Council to the 9^th November inclusive at £3 p
day and one thousand five hundred and fifty eight Pounds the Com-
pensation made him by the Gen^l Assembly and the further Sum of
Eight hundred and forty Pounds for his Attend^a in Council from
the 10^th day of Novem^r to this Inst inclusive 42 Days —
That the said Treasurer pay to William Hyde sixty two Pounds
ten shillings due him as ass^t Cl. to the Gov^r & Council being the Bal
of the Compensation made him by the Gen^l Assembly. —

Liber C B
No. 23

Commissions issued to James Matthews and Clement Lewis ap-
pointed Coroners of Harford County —
This Board being of opinion that it would be the means of pro-
curing a higher price for the Salt Petre, Salt Pans, Kettles and other
Utensils for making Salt or Salt Petre, belonging to this State in
the hands of Contractors and others, if such Persons were directed
to sell the same at the places were they are now Deposited.
Ordered therefore that all Contractors and others, having any of
the above enumerated Articles in their Possession be authorized and
directed to sell the same at public Sale immediately and render an
Account of such Sales to this Board. —

p. 95

Friday 31 December 1779.

Present as on Yesterday. —
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to John Henry
Esq^r five thousand four hundred Pounds due him for his Attend^a in
Congress p Account passed by the Aud Gen^l
That the said Treasurer pay to Joseph Dowson, two thousand,
three hundred and sixty two Pounds, ten shillings for 180 pair of
Stockings purchased of him by the Governor and Council and De-
livered to John Muir Commissary of Stores for the Use of the Con-
tinental Army. —
That the said Treasurer pay to Thomas Beatty Esq^r one thousand
one hundred and ninty five Pounds to be delivered over to Capt
Richard Haff for the use of himself & Guard over the Magazine near
Frederick Town to be by him Accounted for.

December 31