324 Proceedings and Correspondence

February 23
Liber No. 78
p. 68

[Council to John S. Brookes, Esqr.]

We have received your Letter of the 22^d Feb. and as soon as
Mony comes in from the Collectors or by any other Means, your
Application for it shall be remembered, we hope for some speedy
Supplies. Your observations that you can now only purchase Beef
that is slaughtered, and desire Instructions relative thereto, have been
considered. It is the opinion of this Board that you purchase good
Beef upon the Terms you can, not exceeding forty five shillings
p Hundred. What you receive it will be necessary to salt and cure
carefully either for the present Expenditure or keeping through the
summer

Ibid,
p. 69

[Council to Major Taylor. ]

From Information received from Colonel Barnes of the Enemy
having committed Depredations in St. Mary's County and that he ex-
pect[s] the Militia will be called into Service, and as there is no Pro-
vision made for such an Event, we think it proper that a Part of the
Flour saved from the Vessels should be reserved for the use of the
Militia and have requested Col. Barnes to call on you for such
Quantities as he may think necessary, which you will be so obliging
as to deliver on his Order.

Ibid.

[Council to Col. Barnes.]

We are of opinion with you that a part of the Flour saved from
the Vessels that were forced on shore by the Enemy should be re-
served for the Militia if there is any Prospect of their being called on
soon into Service, of which you are certainly the best Judge and
therefore we leave it wholly to you and have requested Major Taylor
to deliver to your Order such Quantities as you may think necessary
for that Purpose.

February 24
Liber C. B.
No. 24
p.49

Saturday 24^th February 1781

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Frederick Green
Clerk of the Ho. of Del^s eighty three pounds six shillings and eight
pence of the new Emission on Account of his Salary.
That the said Treasurer pay to Richard Thompson seven pounds
two shillings and six pence of the same Emission per Account passed
by the D. Aud.
That the Commissary of Stores deliver to William Hutchinson of
the first Reg^t one Coat, one waistcoat, one pair Overalls and one
shirt and to Henry Lewiston a soldier of the 2^nd Regim^t one shirt
one hat and one pair of Shoes.
That the Issuing Commissary deliver to Capt. Gilbert Middleton
of the State Boat plater six pounds of Candles.