594 Proceedings and Correspondence

August 31
Liber No. 78
p. 268

to assist you. Since writing the above we have determined to send
you one hundred Pounds by Woolfe, the Calvert Post.

Ibid.

[Council to Luther Martin, Esqr. ]

We are informed by M^r Joseph Baxter of Baltimore County that
suits were commenced against him on his Bond as Sheriff and Col-
lector of that County and that Judgements were confessed at the last
General Court. M^r Baxter has applied to the Assembly to have his
Accounts considered and adjusted, which Application has been re-
ferred to the next Session. We request you would not issue Execu-
tions against him until the Assembly have determined on his Case or
our further Order is made known.

Ibid,
p. 269

[Council to Capt. Joseph Middleton.]

We request you to go into South River and bring from London
Town a Quantity of and other Things belonging to this State,
it is necessary that you make as much Dispatch as possible

Ibid.

[Council to President of the Special Council.]

We have the Honor of your Letter of the i6^th yesterday an Ex-
press brought us a Letter from his Excellency Gen^l Washington and
another from Robert Morris Esq^r The Contents are so interesting that
we think it necessary to send you Copies by Express for your Infor-
mation. In Consequence of this Intelligence and the most pressing
Solicitations from M^r Morris to deliver our Quota of continental
Supplies, we have given the most pointed Orders to impress every
Vessel fit for the Purpose of Transportation within the State, to be
sent immediately to Elk; to purchase or seize, if necessary, all the
salt Provisions that can be spared without distressing the Owners,
also upwards of 5000 Head of Cattle, and a large Quantity of Flour
and Forage are in our Orders to the different Commissaries; part of
these supplies are to be sent to Elk, Baltimore and George Town, the
rest to be deposited in convenient places for Transportation either
by Land or Water. As a large part of these supplies must come from
the Counties of your Shore, we hope that you will give every Assis-
tance requisite to facilitate that Business. If the French Fleet arrive
in such Force as to be Masters of the Chesepeak, we expect the Trans-
portation of every Thing necessary will be rendered easy and con-
venient

Ibid,
p. 270

[Council to Robert Morris, Esq^r.]

We have been lately honored with several Letters from you on
very important Subjects, but as it was necessary for us to make
many Arrangements and Enquiries before we could give you such
explicit Answers as we thought necessary or the Subject deserved,