of the Council of Maryland. 93

That Capt. George Keeports deliver to the said Lieut. John Jere
Jacob of the 6^th Regim^t 3 1/4 yds Cloth 3 yds Shalloon & 1 piece of
Brittanies of the second Quality in part of the Articles allowed by the
General Assembly.

Liber C B
No. 23

[Council to Mr. Holker]

Sir Having received and answered some Letters from His Excel-
lency the Chev^r De la Luzerne on the same Subject with yours of the
28^th ult^o & 9^th Ins^t we have less Occasion to be particular in our
Answer to yours of those Dates, they shall be laid before the General
Assembly, which is to meet the 2^d of next Month. In the mean Time
we request you to inform us on what Foundation you ground your
Expectation of having, from this State, 12000 Barrels of Flour.
We have looked over the Papers on this Subject and find, in a Letter
from a Committee of Congress, July 13^th 1779, that we are desired

Liber C C
No. 22
p. 69

to let M^r Smith have 5000 Barrels of Flour on your Account, and
Orders were given accordingly. The following is an Extract from
M^r Gerrard's Letter 21^st Aug^t 1779 " Permit me in availing myself
of this Regulation to entreat your Excellency's Permission for ex-
porting, in the Month of November next, about 5 or 6000 Barrels
of Flour and about 5 or 600 Barrels of Salt Provisions." We refer
you to your Letter of the 26^th August 1779 wherein you inform us
that you had authorized M^r Smith in Baltimore to purchase with all
Speed 4000 Barrels of Flour to be shipped for Martinico, in Addi-
tion to 2000 Barrels Part of those he had in Store, which were fur-
nished by Orders of the Committee of Congress. Since the Receipt
of that Letter, we cannot find among our Papers, any from you,
until yours of the 28^th ult^o came to Hand. Every Motive combines
to induce us most earnestly to wish for certain Information of the
Army's being supplied that we may not only have it in our Power
to grant permits to the Vessels which are to sail under Convoy of
the Fendant, but that all the Flour legally purchased under your
Directions may be applied to the Purpose for which it was first
intended.

p. 70

Tuesday 22^d February 1780 —

Present as on Yesterday.
Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Charles Scott
of the 1^st Regim^t 1 p^r shoes to be charged to the said Regim^t
That the said Commissary of Stores deliver to Lieut Elijah Evans
of the Regim^t lately Rawlings's 2 p^r Stockings and 3 yds Linen for
Lining in part of the Ar^ta &c^a
That Capt. George Keeports deliver to the said Lieut Elijah Evans

1 piece of Brittanies of the third Quality in part of the Art^les &c^a

February 22
Liber C B
No. 23
p. "5