66 Journal and Correspondence

Liber C B
No. 23

That the western shore Treasurer pay to Commodore Thomas
Grason six hundred and fifty eight Pounds fifteen shillings to be
accounted for.
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt. John Smith of the 6 Regim^t
three thousand Dollars to be expended in the recruiting Service and
Accounted for.
That the Collector of the Tax for Frederick County pay to the
said Capt. John Smith of the sixth Regim^t Ten thousand Dollars to
be expended in the Recruiting Service & acc^d for
That Capt. George Keeports deliver to the said Capt John Smith
if yds blue Cloth 1 1/2 yds white D^o and 3 yds shalloon in part of the
Articles allowed &c^a
Abraham Parkerson of the late Capt Gales Company of Matrosses,
having procured Thomas Paine an able bodied man to enlist in his
room is hereby Discharged.

Liber C C
No. 22

p. 58

[Council to His Excellency The Chevalier De la Luzerne
Ministr. Plenipo.]

Sir. We had the Honor of receiving your Excellency's Letter of
the 10^th Ins^t with a Copy of a Letter from M^r Holker, and your
Memorial to Congress. It is so remote from the Inclination of this
Board to obstruct any Measures concerted by our noble Ally, or to
counteract the Operations of your Fleets and Squadrons, that we
esteem it our indispensable Duty, to contribute all in our Power to
their Success and, be assured our Wishes coincide with our Duty in
this, as well as every other Instance in which the Interest of our Ally
is concerned. To decide on the Propriety of the Law and our Con-
duct, consequent thereon, it will be necessary to take a comprehen-
sive View of every Thing that relates to this Subject. Application
was made to this State, by the Agent for the Marine of France, for
Permission to purchase Flour and to export it for the use of the
French Marine which was chearfully complied with and a Clause
inserted in the Act passed in Iuly 1779 to prohibit for a limited Time,
the Exportation of Wheat, Flour &^ca enabling the Governor and
Council to grant Licence on the Requisition of the Minister Plenipo-
tentiary of his most Christian Majesty or the Agent of the Marine
of France to transport any of the Commodities mentioned therein
from this State to any Part or Place out of the same: In pursuance
whereof the Governor and Council did give Permission to the French
Agent to buy up a certain and limited Quantity of Flour and Wheat,
some of which has been exported under Licence from us. The Gen-
eral Assembly during their last Sessions, received Information, that
various and great Abuses had been committed under the Permission
aforesaid, by the Persons employed by the Agent of France and
others pretending to act as such, to the great Detriment of the United