482 Proceedings and Correspondence

June 21
Liber No. 78
p. 195

[Council to Thomas Sprigg, Esqr.]

Yours of the 17"' Instant we have received, and think it a happy
Circumstance that you have made such ample Discovery of a Treason
so dangerous and extensive. A Special Court is appointed to meet
at Frederick Town for the Trial of Criminals and goal Delivery, in
which Manner those Persons apprehended in your County are to be
tried. We request you will order the Prisoners to Frederick Town
under a sufficient Guard, Whenever the Court sits, the Reason you
mention we think sufficient for the Detention of the Company of
select Militia of your County.

Ibid

[Council to Colo. Charles Birkhead.]

Your Letter of the18^th we have received, the Lieutenant of the
County is the proper Person to enforce the Law against those who

p. 196

refuse to march those People draughted ought either to procure
substitutes or take their Tour of Duty as well as others embarked in
the same Contest, we therefore request you to order them immedi-
ately to this City to join the Troops here that they may march when
ready. You have enclosed an Extract of the Act of Assembly author-
izing you to excuse such Draughts as you may think come under the
Description of the said Act.

June 22
Liber C. B.
No. 24
p. 96

Friday 22^d June 1781

Ordered that the Armourer deliver to Lieut William Goldsmith of
the Select Militia one pair Horse Pistols to be returned when
called for.
That the Issuing Commissary deliver to Lieut Edward Tillard of
the 4^th Regim^t Ten gallons of Rum and forty pounds of sugar Stores
due to the 1^st Ins^t
That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Capt Jonathan Sellman
of the 4^th Regim^t Scarlet Cloth sufficient for facings for a Coat.

June 22
Liber No. 78
p.196

[Council to Thomas Contee Esqr.]

We have received your Letter of the 22^d respecting some Goods
taken by M^r William Claget belonging to your Son, similar Seizures
have been made in most of the Counties, in Consequence of a Law for
procuring an immediate Supply of Cloathing for the Troops. When
the Possessor of the Goods and the Commissary cannot agree on
the Price, the Commissary is authorized to seize the Goods and give
a Certificate to the Owner expressing the Quantitys and Oualitys and
directed to send a Copy of the Certificates to us with Samples of the
Goods, but no Mode is prescribed by the Law for ascertaining the
Value which induces us to conclude that it is the Intention of the
Assembly to have the Value fixed at some future Session by Com-
mittee of that Bodv.