of the Council of Maryland. 591

Salted Provisions
Cecil, to be sent to the Head of Elk
Kent & Caroline to the Head of Elk
Somerset to be lodged at Princess Ann
Worcester at Snow Hill
Dorchester, at Cambridge.
Talbot & Queen Anns, at the Head of Miles River
Somerset, Worcester, Dorchester, Talbot & Queen Anns, The Cattle
to be put into good Pastures Subject to the future Orders of the
Board.
Saint Mary's, as above
Harford & Baltimore, Cattle & Salt Provisions, to Baltimore Town.
Ann Arundel, Prince Georges, Charles, Calvert and Montgomery, at
George Town
Frederick Salt Provisions to George Town
Washington Cattle to Fredericksburg
Money Sent.
To Harford, Baltimore & Cecil, each ioo£ by Purdy Express
To Queen Anns, Caroline, Talbot, Dorchester, Somerset and Wor-
cester each 100£ by M^r Welch
To Montgomery roof by Express
P. S. to Kent, Caroline, Cecil & Queen Anns,
" This Letter will Supersede our Orders of yesterday "

August 30
Liber No. 78
p. 266

[Council to Capt. Keeports.]
We want three hundred stand of Arms compleat to equip the
Troops now here which we request you to forward immediately to
enable the two Battalions to march, we also request you to send all
the Blankets and shoes that you or Col^o Smith can possibly collect
either by purchase or Seizure for the same Purpose

Ibid,
p. 267

[Council to Colo. Samuel Smith.]

By Information this Day received from his Excellency Gen' Wash-
ington of a Detachment of the main Army marching towards Vir-
ginia under his immediate Command, and urges the immediate Equip-
ment and March of the Levies at this Place, and before they can
move, it will be necessary to furnish them with Blankets and Shoes ;
we therefore earnestly request you to purchase or otherwise procure
all the Blankets, or Cloth proper for Blankets and Shoes in Baltimore
Town, and have them delivered to Cap^t Keeports who will forward
them; we flatter ourselves from the Importance of the Service every
good Citizen will chearfully sell the Articles required.

Ibid.

[Council to Philip Thomas, Esqr.]

M^r Dawson has been so obliging as to take £100, which we request
you to forward immediately to Moses Rawlings Esq^r Commissary

Ibid.