550 Proceedings and Correspondence

August 8
Liber C. B.

No. 24
P. 125

and Tenements in case they and each of them do not make their
personal appearance at the Special Court of Oyer and Terminer about
to be held on the Eastern Shore to Testify against George Mason,
John Mason Samuel Tomlin and Babel Maddux of Somerset County
and not to depart therefrom without the leave of the Court.

August 8
Liber No. 78
p. 241

[Council to Gen'1 Buchanan.]

The Intelligence received for some Days and this Morning induce
us to think the Enemy have declined to make the Attack on this State,
which their Behaviour and Movements indicated and of which we
apprized you, we therefore think it unnecessary that the select Militia,
the Militia at large and the Horse of your County should march or
continue any longer in Service and request you to discharge them
immediately enjoining them at the same Time to be prepared at all
Points to repel any Invasion, we request you also to inform the select
Militia and the Horse from Frederick which we have heard are on
their March, that we have wrote to the Lieutenant directing him to
discharge them immediately.

Ibid.

[ Council Circular Lieuts of Washington, Montgomery, Frederick
and Prince George's Counties.]

The Intelligence received for some Days and this Morning induces
us to think that the Enemy have declined to make the Attack on this
State, which their Behaviour and Movements indicated, and of which
we apprized you we therefore think it unnecessary that the select
Militia and Horse of your County should march or continue any
longer in Service, and request you to discharge them immediately
enjoining them at the same Time to be prepared at all points to march
to any Part of the State to repel any Invasion.
With this Addition to the Lieutenant of Frederick, Yours of the
16^th Instant we have just received, and have sent you by Cutleb Rig-
ginburg the Express £750, which you will apply to the Purchase of the
100 Saddles &^ca We think them very reasonable and hereby engage
to indemnify Mess^rs Muig Shelman Mantz and Scholl against the
Gentlemen with whom they have contracted for the Saddles.

Ibid.

[Council to Colo. Samuel Smith.]

This only to advise you that we have purchased one hundred
Saddles, Bridle Ma[i]l Pillions, Valieses's and Holsters at £7..10 at
Frederick, this will lessen the Number to be purchased by you

August 9
Liber C. B.

No. 24
p. i^S

Thursday 9^th August 1781.

Ordered that the Commissary of Stores deliver to Henry Hawkins
appointed an Ensign in the Maryland Line a Suit of Cloaths and
two shirts on Account.