of the Council of Maryland. 49

of this State in the American Army " herewith sent. For the Sub-
sistence of the Recruits enlisted by you, we advise you to purchase
Provisions sufficient for that Purpose and to allow each Recruit the
Continental Rations. To enable you to make such Purchase, we have
sent you an Order on the Sheriff of your County for should
there be a Recruiting Officer in your County from Camp, you must
deliver your Recruits to such Officer, as soon as you can, after they
are passed, if not, you must deliver them to the Recruiting Officers
in any other County that is most convenient.

Liber C C

No. 22

Tuesday 4^th January 1780
Present as on Yesterday.
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Henry Ridgely
four hundred and fifty Pounds being the Compensation allowed him
by the Gen^l Assembly as cl. to the Senate and also the further sum of
three hundred and thirty three Pounds six shillings and Eight Pence
due him for his Salary as Clerk to the Senate 2 months to the I^st
Instant as per Account passed by the Dep^y Aud.
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt. Beriah Maybury one hun-
dred and seventy Pounds, ten shillings due him per Account passed
by the Dep^y Aud^r and the further Sum of one hundred and fifty
Pounds on Account.
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt. Levin Handy five thousand
Dollars to be expended in the recruiting Service and Accounted for.
That John Strawbridge Collector for Cecil County pay unto
Thomas Harwood Esq^r Continental Treasurer or order ninety three
thousand seven hundred and fifty Pounds Current Money as part
of the four Million six hundred and Eighty thousand Dollars appro-
priated to the use of Congress by the General Assembly to be sub-
ject to the Order of Col^o Henry Hollingsworth being part of the
four hundred thousand Dollars granted to Charles Pettit by warrant
from Congress dated December 22^d 1779.
That Robertson Stevens Collector of the Tax for Dorchester
County pay to Jacob Staten a Recruiting Officer for the said County
one thousand Dollars also to John Stewart recruiting Officer in said
County one thousand Dollars and to Benjamin Bailey one thousand
Dollars to be expended in the Recruiting Service and Accounted for.
That William Hooper Collector of the Tax for Caroline County
pay to Peter Rich & Benjamin Sylvester Recruiting Officers for said
County one thousand Dollars each to be expended in the recruiting
Service and Accounted for.

January 4
Liber C B
No. 23
p. 96

Ordered That the Collector of the Tax for Somerset County pay
to Capt. Levin Handy Fifteen thousand Dollars to be expended in
the Recruiting Service and Accounted for

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