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refused by none that had goods, Suitable, therefore hope that he will
be able to purchase what Goods are in town without seising, and if
necessary do suppose he will have no objection to seise of such as will
not sell, he will be acquainted with them who has the goods.

August 23

[W. Smallwood to Governor & Council]

The Bearer Sarah Wise complains of her Son's being enrolled in
the Militia before he was of proper Age and that he has been un-
justly draughted by the County L^t Col^o J. Bealle who being subject
to the Civil and not the Military Jurisdiction she is referred to the
Governor & Council for Redress

[Deposition of Sarah Wise of P. Geo. County]

23^d August 1781. Then came Sarah Wise of Prince George's
County before me one of the Justices for Ann Arundel County and
made Oath that her Son Thomas Wise was born on the 15^th Day of
April in the Year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and sixty six.
Sworn before
W^m Hyde

August 23

[John Dockery Thompson, Head of Elk, to His Excellency,
Thomas Sim Lee, Esq^r]

I rec^d a Letter from the President of the Council of the 15^th Ins^t
mentioning that I was not Particular in my Description of the men
raised in this County under the Late Law — the recruits I mentioned
was those who Enrolled themselves to serve untill the 10^th day of
Decem^r next, in Consequence of the Act to raise two Battalions Mili-
tia &c — 'tho those men had Enrolled themselves since the classing
and have rec^d money from the Classes, yet it was understood they
were Entitled to the Bounty of Twenty Dollars, many of the People
of this County have advanced them money and have taken an order
on the recruiting Officers Appointed by the said Act — we had it not
in our Power to Enroll them before the 16^th July the Law came late
to hand, and none of the Officers appointed had any money sent up
to recruit with — I would beg leave to mention that Cloathing come
within the same Discription of the Law — and should the Council
think the men not Entitled to the Twenty Dollars Bounty they can-
not be Entitled to their Cloathing which will render them totally use-
less in a very little time — Yesterday Leiut. Sears of Maryland Line
march'd from this with fifty two men he has their Enlistments &
Enrollments. I shall do everything in my Power to send forward
the remainder with a return of the whole. I shall thank you to send
me Commissions agreeable to the Inclosed List — they are much
wanted
You have Inclosed Captⁿ Scott & his Officers Commission please
to Change the name from Will^m Scott to John Scott —

August 23