of the Council of Maryland. 225

Waters and William Stevens, Justices of the Peace and John :
Stewart, Levin Wilson, John Span Conway, Levin Woolford & :
Henry Jackson, Judges of the Orphans Court for Somerset County.
Upton Sheredine, William Beatty, Jacob Young, James Johnson,
William M. Beall, William Luckett jun^r John Lawrence, Joseph
Wood jun^r John M^cAllister, John Ross Key, William Winchester
jun^r Philip Thomas, Fielder Gannt, George Scott, William Magru-
der, Charles Warfield and Henry Darnall, Justices of the Peace of
Frederick County and also to John Dennis, John Selby, Nehemiah
Holland, Ebenezer Handy, Thomas Purnell, Smip^t[?] William
Hopewell, James Selby, Joshua Townsend, John Postley, Josiah
Mitchell, John Parramore, John Pope Mitchell, Isaac Layfield,
William Stevenson, Peter Chaille & James Martin, Justices of
the peace for Worcester County.

November

25
Liber C. B.
No. 24
p. 6

[Council to David Poe, D. Q. M.]

We request you would furnish the Guard of Militia at Baltimore,
with Wood Straw, Barracks and every other Necessary Col^o Smith
shall apply to you for

November

25

Liber No. 78
P.5

[Council to Colo. Samuel Smith.]

We received your Favor of the 22^d Inst. It is out of our Power
to make all the Appointments according to the Recommendation
of Col^o Nicholson before we are informed how the Vacancies men-
tioned in the List sent him arose. We have enclosed a Commission
for M^r David Harris and approve of your Conduct in distributing
Arms among the Inhabitants, the Officers being answerable for
them. The great Necessity of changing the present System of Laws,
to regulate the Militia, is so obvious and generally recognized, that
we have not the least Doubt, the General Assembly before the session
is concluded, will enter on that Subject and adopt such Regulations
as will render the Militia of great Use on every Emergency. You
will be so obliging as to apply to M^r Poe, who will provide every
Necessary for the Guard, that can be procured.

Ibid.
p. 6

[Council to Lieuten't Luckett.]

We request you will immediately send by M^r Bullen's Cart 400 ^lbs
of Lead

Ibid.

[Council to Colo. George Dashiell.]

We have received your Letter of the 14^th Ins^t We approve of your
calling into actual Service, the Militia of your County, and requesl
you to continue them on Duty, so long as you may think necessary
There is not any spare Lead in any of the Counties convenient tc
you, we have therefore sent four hundred Pounds by Capt. Gilber
15

Ibid.