of the Council of Maryland. 75

Pence and also the further sum of Eight hundred and forty five
Pounds, six shillings and three Pence due him per acc^ts passed by the
Aud. Gen^l

Silvanus Smith a Matross in the late Capt. Gales Comp^y appearing
before and being adjudged incapable of Service is hereby Discharged
therefrom.

In virtue of the Act to empower the Governor & Council to sell
the Public Property therein mentioned, John Johnson Surgeon, John
Bullen & Beriah Maybury Quarter Masters, are hereby Discharged.

Liber C B
No. 23

Wednesday 2^nd February 1780
Present as on Yesterday
Ordered That Capt George Keeports deliver to Lieut George Jacob
of the 6^th Reg^t 3 1/4 yds Cloth and 3 yds Shalloon in part of the Articles
all^d by the Gen^l Assembly
That the Collector of the Tax for Prince Georges County pay to
Lieut George Jacob of the 6^th Reg^t two thousand Dollars to be ex-
pended in the recruiting Service & accounted for.
That the western shore Treasurer pay to Thomas Johnson jun^r
four hundred & sixteen Pounds, thirteen shillings & four Pence due
him for 1 M^o Salary as cl. to the Governor & Council to the I^st
Instant.
That the said Treasurer pay to John Wilmot one hundred Pounds
due him per Account passed by the Aud. General.
That the said Treasurer pay to Aquila Paca Esquire fifteen thou-
sand Pounds to be delivered over to Richard Dallam Esq^r & by him
expended in the Purchase of Provisions and Accounted for.
That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Phelter Souther a Re-
cruit Green Cloth for a Coat waistcoat, Breeches & Overalls, 1

Shirt, 1 hat, 1 p^r Shoes & 1 p^r Stockings in ful for the Bounty allowed
by the late Act of Assembly.
That the Commissary of [Supplies] Issues to John Lane who was
taken Prisoner by the British & on his way to his own State 5 Days
provisions.

February 2

[Council to Adam Jamison, Wm Pendergast, Samuel Edmiston
& John McCoy, Staff Officers.]

Gentlemen We received your Letter, without a Date, after the
Assembly adjourned. As the General Assembly have not included
you, in the Act allowing Gratuities to the Officers and Soldiers be-
longing to this State it is not in our Power to make you such a Com-
pensation as your Services may entitle you to. We will lay your
Letter before the Assembly in March, who, we presume, will pay a
proper Attention to the Observations Suggested therein, and do what

Liber C C

No. 22

p. 62