of the Council of Maryland. 589

in Chesepeake, and are called on in the most pressing Manner for our
proportion of the Supplies required by Congress to be delivered
without Delay at the Posts of Baltimore and George Town, and the
Head of Elk, we most earnestly request you to have all the wheat
manufactured into superfine merchantable Flour, and deposited on
the waters of Chesepeake the most convenient for Transportation.
We have given Directions to the Several County Commissaries to
collect by Purchase or seizure immediately a Number of Beef Cattle
as mentioned below and such salted Provisions as may be procured
so as not to distress the Owners. We request you to attend to and
forward that Business. You will also have a sufficient Quantity of
For[a]ge laid in at Elk we send you by this opportunity £250, of the
new Money to expedite and enable you to comply with these requi-
sitions. Somerset 600, Worcester 600, Dorchester 400, Talbot 350,
Queen Anns 350, to be put in good Pastures subject to the future
orders of the Governor and Council; Kent 350, Cecil 250 Caroline
150, to be sent to the Head, the whole 3100 Head of Beef Cattle,
Salted Provisions Cecil Kent and Caroline to be sent to the Head of
Elk, Somerset to be lodged at Princess Ann, Worcester at Snow hill,
Dorcester at Cambridge, Talbot and Queen Anns, the Head of Miles
River

August 30
Liber No. 78
p. 264

[Council to Mr. Muir.]

The Cloth sent by M^r Keeports for Blankets should be cut up,
and made without a moments Delay, they should be cut [ ] foot
six Inches long.

Ibid.

[Council to Colo. Richard Barnes.]

A Detachment from the main Army is expected at the Head oi
Elk on the 8^th of next Month on their way to Virginia and it will be
necessary to have there all the Vessels that can be procured ready tc
receive them. We have directed Impress Warrants to all the Counties
where there is any Probability of obtaining Vessels and have enclosec

Ibid.

one to S^t Mary's which we shall be obliged to you to direct the Persor
in your County who you think the most proper for the Business

p. 265

[Council to James Calhoun, Esqr.]

By letters received by Express from his Excellency Gen^l Washing
ton, and Robert Morris Esq^r we are informed that a large Detach
ment of the Army are on their March towards Virginia, to cooperate
with the French Fleet hourly expected in Chesepeak we are called on
in the most pressing and earnest Manner for every kind of supply;
to compleat our continental Quota, which are to be delivered withou
Delay at the Posts of Baltimore, George Town and the Head of
Elk, we most earnestly entreat you to collect with Expedition all the
Flour and flesh Provisions within your district belonging to the

Ibid.