444 Proceedings and Correspondence

May 23
Liber No. 78
p. 162

[Council to Colo. Thompson.]

We received yours of the 18^th Instant, and as the Draft has been
suspended in other Counties of this State Cecil County is entitled
to the same Indulgence. We therefore hereby suspend the Draft to
be made in Cecil County, until the 6^th Day of June next. The
Accounts for Provisions furnished the continental Soldiers and
Militia must be passed by the Auditor General and an Order to go
from this Board on the Treasury, which the Sheriff may receive for
Taxes, no other Person than the Auditor can Settle such Accounts.
It is not in our power to supply you with either rigging or Sails, if it
was we are authorised to do it and of Course could not with Pro-
priety make the requisition to Congress you ask, the Assembly will
we expect meet on to morrow to whom the Application might be made

Ibid,
p. 163

[Council to Richard Dallam, Esqr.]

We have received your Letter of the 2 1^st Instant relative to the
Conduct of Stephen Dorsey and William Bickey [Birkey?]. We re-
quest you to procure all the Evidence in your Power that can Sup-
port the Charge against Cromwell's respecting his general Conduct
and Supposed Connexion with the Enemy, and send them immedi-
ately with Groves Dorsey and Bickey [Birkey?] to Annapolis that
the charge may be clearly investigated as Circumstances will admit
of. We approve of your Conduct in not delivering the Flour pur-
chased by Cromwell to Dorsey.

May 24
Liber C. B,
No. 24
p. 8€

Thursday 24^th May 1781.

Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Capt Benj^a Mur-
dock of the late Extra Regim^t eighty pounds in lieu of Twenty
pounds specie in part of an Account passed by the Aud. Gen^l
That the said Treasurer pay to John Welch seventeen pounds
eighteen shillings and nine pence per Account passed by the Aud. Gen^l
That the said Treasurer pay to Gabriel P. Van horn three hundred
and sixty pounds due him p Acc^t passed by the Aud. Gen^l

May 24
Liber No. 78
p. 163

[Council to President of the Board of War.]
From the representations which have been made by Col. Baker

Johnson and Col^o Wood of the Character and peculiar Circumstances
of Lieutenant Morris of the Convention Troops now in this State,
we are induced to believe his earnest Desire of being released upon
Parole, that he may go to Ireland, may be granted without Injury
to the United States. We beg Leave to refer you for further Infor-
mation to Col^o Wood at whose request we trouble you at the present
Occasion.