312 Proceedings and Correspondence

February 15
Liber No. 78
P. 59

[Council to Capt. Gilbert Middleton.]

You are immediately to take George Vansant Mann under your
Care and proceed with him to Baltimore and deliver him into the
Custody of the Sheriff of Baltimore County, together with the letter
herewith

Ibid,
p. 60

[Council to Joseph Dashiell, Esqr.]

Your Favor of the 11^th Instant was handed to us by M^r Truitt and
we have sent you a Warrant to apprehend and bring Benjamin
Stockley before us and request you would summon such material
witnesses as you think necessary and can establish the Charges and
send them over with the said Stockley to testify against him. We
wish you had mentioned the County in which Capt. Beack resides
and his Christian Name, on a Supposition that he lives in Cecil or
Harford County, we have sent a warrant to each of the Lieutenants
of their Counties. You will do well in endeavouring to apprehend the
Insurgents that broke Lewis Town Goal and if you should be suc-
cessful, it will be proper to send them under a sufficient Guard of
the Militia of that County to the executive of the Delaware State;
any Expences you may necessarily incur in performing this Business
will be defrayed. As to the Persons of your County who may har-
bour the Insurgents knowing them to be such, we think they ought
to be presented at the General Court of the Eastern shore. It gives
us great Pleasure to be informed that the Law to enforce the Pay-
ment of Taxes in Somerset County has produced the desired Effect,
and wish it was more general. We have sent you a Blank Com-
mission agreeably to your Request it appears from our Book that the
Company is officered, if that is the Case you must not displace any
of the officers to introduce M^r Dennis

Ibid.

[Council to James Dick Esqr.]

This Board have considered your Letter of the 5^th Instant relative
to M^r Stewart's Desire of returning to this State and are of opinion
that a Permission for that Purpose cannot be granted.

February 16
Liber C. B.
No. 24
P. 45

Friday 16^th February 1781.

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Robert Miles
four pounds four shillings and four pence half penny of the new
Emission in lieu of one hundred and sixty eight pounds fifteen shil-
lings due him p Acc^t passed by the A. G^l
That the said Treasurer pay to Jeremiah Townly Chase Esquire
seventy five pounds of the same Emission in full for his last years
Salary.

That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Serj^t John Neary of
the first Regim^t one shirt and one pair of Woolen overalls.