328 Proceedings and Correspondence

February 27
Liber C. B.
No. 24
p. 50

In virtue of the Act of the General Assembly " for the emitting
Bills of Credit to the value of five thousand four hundred pounds
sterling for the convenience of change and issuing them in exchange
for the Bills of equal value now in circulation " passed October
Session 1780. William Wilkins and Isaac McHard are appointed
Supervisors of the Press for superintending the printing of the said
Bills and Frederick Green, Thomas Johnson jun^r John Callahan and
Nicholas Harwood signers thereof.

February 27
Liber No. 78
p. 71

[Council to Governor Jefferson.]

We have just received the Resolution of Congress of the 20^th
Instant recommending it to the Executives of the States of Delaware
Maryland Virginia and North Carolina to agree upon and Settle
an Arrangement for Supplying the Southern Army with Provisions
from the States most contiguous and for replacing the same with
Provisions from those that are more remote; and to establish such
Mode of Transportation as will be most convenient and least ex-
pensive to the whole. It is our Desire that some Place in Virginia
should be immediately agreed on and assigned for depositing the

p. 72

Quota of Provisions which we are called upon to supply the Southern
Army. In establishing which we think the mutual Ease and Con-
venience of both states should be adverted to and none has occurred
to us so suitable as Alexandria. If your Excellency should concur
with us in opinion, Alexandria may be established and you will have
a proper Person appointed to receive at that Post the Provisions
which we may be able to forward. Your Excelency will communicate
your Sentiments on this Subject as nearly as possible and in the
mean Time we shall be preparing to comply fully with the recom-
mendations of Congress. We are anxious to be informed of the
Present Situation of Virginia, many reports have been circulating
here but none so authentic as to deserve entire Confidence

Ibid.

[Council Circular to the Commissaries of the Counties.]

From the present Arrangement for Supplies, it is necessary that
we should have an accurate return of all the Provisions procured
under your former Appointment of Commissary, we therefore re-
quest you to transmit us a Return immediately of the Provision of all
kinds procured by you, Specifying where deposited and delivered.

Ibid.

[Council to Treasurer of the Eastern Shore.]

We wrote you on the 2^d Instant to transmit to us a List of all the
Collectors on your Shore who appeared to be in Arrears with the
State, as we have not received it, we request you to forward it
immediately, that the Resolution of the General Assembly of the
1^st Instant may be carried into Execution and the Collectors com-