546 Proceedings and Correspondence

August 6
Liber C. B.
No. 24
P. 124

That the said Treasurer pay to Capt. John Smoot three pounds
thirteen shillings and two pence Specie, John Dean two pounds Specie
and to Charles Eccleston one pound Specie agreeable to the " Act to
adjust the Debts due from this State " per Accounts passed by the
Aud. Gen' 2^d June last. That the said Treasurer pay to John Muschett
Thirteen pounds fifteen shillings and two pence Specie agreeable to
the said Act per Account passed by the Aud. Gen^l

August 6
Liber No. 78
p. 237

[Council to Hezekiah Reider, Esqr.]

We wrote you yesterday to purchase or seize one hundred Head of
Beef Cattle which by Mistake was directed to M^r Jenifer, we only
meant that you should collect one hundred Head in the whole in
Charles County, and if you have procured that Number, it will be
unnecessary to exceed it at present. You will forward the Cattle to
this Place as soon as possible in Droves not less than twenty Head at
a Time, to enable you to expedite this Business you will receive [by]
this opportunity forty Pounds of the new Emission, which is to be
passed as specie and only for Expences incurred since the 19^th Day
of June last.

Ibid.

[Council to Nicholas McCubbin, Esqr.]

We request you to deliver to the Bearer the public Flour in your
Mill, also the Bran and Shorts

Ibid,
p. 238

; [Council to Gen'1 Smallwood.]

We have ordered Rum or Brandy to be immediately purchased
for the Troops at this Post to be issued in such Manner and in such
Quantities you may direct, Our Design in ordering this Supply is to
remove any Discontents that may have taken Place among the
Soldiers from their not being regularly furnished with Rations. We
have directed Money to be paid for the deficient Rations and beg
you to appoint some Person to receive and distribute it.

Ibid.

[Council to James Calhoun, Esqr.]

The Troops at this Post being in immediate want of Flour, we
request you to forward to this Place one hundred Barrels to be de-
livered to John Chrysal, if you have not the Quantity you will apply
to M^r Donnellan to forward it.

Ibid.

[Council to Colo. Samuel Smith.]

Your Letter of the 5^th is received since we wrote general Buchanan
we have no Intelligence from the Southward, Enclosed you have an
Extract from a Letter from Gen^l Washington to Congress this Day
received thro our Delegates which with the Enemy not coming up
gives us Reason to believe that the Troops lately embarked at Ports-