398 Proceedings and Correspondence

April 13
Liber No. 78
p. 128

which is equal to one hundred and twenty for one in old continental
the Circulation of which has by Law raised in the State so that we
could not agree to pay in that Money. If you cant agree to receive
an Order on the Collector, we will take them and pay you according
to your second Proposition. You will have the Articles delivered to
M^r Keeports and inform us of your Determination.

April 14
Liber C. B.
No. 24
p. 70

Saturday 14 April 1781

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to John Welch
Twenty two pounds five shillings due him per Account passed by the
Aud. Gen^l
That the Collector of the Tax for Baltimore County pay to Capt
George Keeports three hundred & seventy five pounds on Account.
That the Collector of the Tax for Harford County pay to Richard
Dallam Esq^r five hundred pounds and also the further Sum of one
thousand pounds on Account.

p. 71

Ordered that the Commissary of Stores deliver to Paul Richards
of the 3^d Regim^t one pair of Overalls, one Shirt and one pair of
shoes.
Agreeable to the Act to embody a number of select Militia and
for immediately putting this State in a proper Posture of Defence
The Council proceeded to establish the relative Rank of the Lieu-
tenants appointed by the General Assembly by placing each of their
names in a Balot Box and drawing them out one by one, their names
were drawn in the following order. George Dashiell, Christopher
Birkhead, Richard Barnes, W^m Hemsley, Joseph Dashiell, William
Whitely, James Brice, W^m Bowley, Andrew Buchanan, Henry
Hooper, Francis Ware.
Whereas we have good reason to believe as well from the Oath
of Patrick Noland as the General conduct and Conversation of
Thomas Wright of Queen Anns County that the said Thomas Wright
is a Disaffected and Dangerous Person whose going at large may be
detrimental to the State. The Lieutenant of Ann Arundel County
was ordered to arrest the said Thomas Wright without Delay and
have him before us forthwith that he may be dealt with according
to Law.

April 14
Liber No. 78
p. 128

[Council to Lieutenants of the Counties for Cecil, Harford and
Baltimore to be sent to Baltimore Town.]

The representation of Gen^l Smallwood that it would be highly
proper to assemble all the Recruits at one or two Places of Rendez-
vous that they may be cloathed armed and disciplined and ready to
march to reinforce the Southern Army has induced us to appoint
Annapolis and Baltimore for them to Rendezvous at and request you