of the Council of Maryland. 501

[Council to Mr. George Murdock.]

Capt. Reed will apply to you for twenty four Pair of Shoes for
his Company which we request you to furnish if in your Power
agreeable to our former Letter to you on this Subject.

July 13
Liber No. 78

p. 212

[Council to Commissions for confiscated Property.]

M^r Steward has applied to us for three Tons of Iron to enable
him to finish the Galley he has now on Hand for the State. We should
be glad that M^r Steward could be furnished with that Quantity, as
it will be impossible for him to compleat this Vessel without it.

Ibid.

[Council to Daniel Jenifer, Esqr.]

Your Letter of the 10^th Instant we have received, with respect to
the Horses procured in your County, we beg Leave to refer you to

Ibid.

our last Letter; those Horses remaining on Hand you will put out in
such Parcels and Places as will best answer to keep them in good
order till they are called for

p. 213

[Council to Capt. Nicholas Moore.]

We wrote the 29^th of June to M^r Martin the Attorney General to
require his Attendance at Frederick to prosecute a great Number of
Persons charged with high Treason on this Business and as it is of
great Importance and cannot be deferred, we request he may be
discharged on Furlough in order to repair to the Court at Frederick
Town without Delay.

Ibid.

Saturday 14^th July 1781.

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Stephen Steward,
six hundred pounds of the Bills emitted under the " Act for the Emis-
sion of Bills of Credit not exceeding two hundred thousand pounds
&^ca to be expended in building the Galiey for the State on Account.
That the said Treasurer pay to George Ranken forty five pounds,
four shillings of the same Emission, his Allowance on the Journal
of Accounts of last Session
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt John Reid one hundred and
fifty pounds of the same Emission for the use of himself and Com-
pany on Account
That the said Treasurer pay to John Singleton Ten pounds, two
shillings and six pence of the same Emission in lieu of an Order of
the 31^st May 1781 in his favor for forty pounds, ten shillings
That the said Treasurer pay to John Longden one hundred and
ten pounds, five shillings of the same Emission due him for riding
Express per Acc^t passed by the Aud. Gen^l

July 14
Liber C. B.
No. 24
p. 101