of the Council of Maryland. 423

Jonathan Brashears Ensign belonging to the West River Battalion
of Militia in Ann Arundel County.

May 2
Liber C. B,
No. 24
p. 78

[Council to Capt. John Perry.]

The Council at your Request have released you on your Parole on
Condition that you obtain the Release of Capt. William Middleton,
and as there are some of his Boats Company Prisoners with him,
whom he may be desirous to get released; if you can affect the Ex-
change of those Persons, the same Number of your Brigs Company
or other British Seamen shall be released for them, and upon the
same Conditions which they are.

May 2
Liber No. 78
p. 148

[Council to Richard Barnes, Esqr.]

We have received your Letters of the 24^th and 28^th Ul^t we think it
will be proper to order such a Part of the Militia as you may deem
necessary for your Protection to hold themselves in Readiness to
march upon every Emergency. Howard's Property we have no
Authority, but think the Grand Jury of the Gen^l or your County
Court ought to be informed of his Conduct and a regular Prosecution
carried on against him. Every militia Man whose Situation in Life
will not enable him to furnish himself with every part of a Ration,
ought to have it provided for them while on Duty, but those who can,
ought to furnish themselves, and make Returns of their Accounts
to this Board for Payment. The Account of M^r Mills we have settled
and enclosed you agreeably to your Request. The seven Prisoners
mentioned in yours of the 28^th have arrived and are safely lodged in
this City.

Ibid.

[Council to Mr. Joseph Ford.]

The Order given you on the Collector of S^t Mary's County, we
hope will shortly be discharged by him; and it is the only Mode we
can adopt to supply you.

Ibid.

Thursday 3^d May 1781

Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Benjamin
Mackall Esq^r one hundred and twenty Pounds, eleven shillings and
eight pence due him per Account passed by the Aud. Gen^l
That the said Treasurer pay to James O'Hara seven pounds, ten
shillings allowed him by this Board in Virtue of a Resolution of the
General Assembly of the 7^th of August 1779 up to this Day.
That the said Treasurer pay to Ens. Jacob Crawford of the 2^nd
Regiment five pounds fifteen Shillings and nine pence due him per
Account passed by the Aud. Gen^l

May 3
Liber C. B.

No. 24
p. 78