284 Proceedings and Correspondence

January 20
Liber No. 78
P. 41

Regiment have been preferred and now hold Commissions superiour
to theirs and to request that your Honorable Board would take such
order therein that said Officers may be preferred to such Com-
missions as their preceding Rank will entitle them to and that no
further Promotions in the Maryland Line he made without pre-
viously consulting the State. M^r Roger Nelson who was wounded
in the Action of the 16^th August last and made Prisoner served as
a Volunteer during the last Campaign under Colonel Williams in
Consequence of his Promise to recommend him to the Executive
of Maryland for an Ensigns Commission. Colonel Williams has
since wrote to us and says he is a Gentleman of Education and Merit
and requests he may be appointed an Ensign in the sixth Regiment.
After the new Arrangement is made there will be several Vacancies
in the Maryland Line for Ensigns, we therefore desire as no Incon-
venience occurs to us which can possibly result from such Appoint-
ment that M^r Nelson may be considered an Ensign from the first
Day of June last and a Commission issue accordingly. We request
the favor of you to forward the Commissions requested by our
Letter of the 29^th May last.

January 22
Liber C. B

No. 24
P. 33

Monday 22^d January 1781

Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to David Evans
one hundred and ninety four pounds two shillings and six pence of
the new Emission to be delivered over to George P. Keeports on
Account.
That the said Treasurer pay to Alien Quynn four hundred and
ninety five pounds due him per Account passed by the Dep^y Auditor.

January 22
Liber No. 78
p. 42

[Council to Capt. Gilbert Middleton.]

You will apply to Colonel Forrest for and take into your Char [g] e
George Clarke of St. Mary's County mentioned in the enclosed
Commitment and him safely conduct and deliver to the Sheriff of
Baltimore County with the Commitment

January 23
Liber C. B

No. 24

p. 34

Tuesday 23^d January 1781

Ordered That the Armourer deliver to Martin Norris one hundred
Cartridge Boxes and one rheam of Musket Cartridge paper to be
delivered to Joseph Wilkinson Esquire Lieut^t of Calvert County for
the use of the Militia of the said County.
That the Issuing Commissary deliver to the said Martin Norris
ten bushels of Salt to be delivered over to Pat Sim Simth Esq^r
Purchasing Commissary of Calvert County to be applied to procuring
Provision purch^d by him and also to Capt. Thomas Mason of the
7^th Regim^t fifteen and a half Gall^s of Rum and thirty two pounds
of sugar due him for the year 1780.