Council of Maryland, 1781-1782. 125

[Council to M^r John Crisall.]

We request you will purchase every Article the Doctor may think
necessary for the Hospital, which will be paid in Specie, agreeable
to the Contracts you may make. We also desire you to furnish a
40 Gallon Cask to Capt. Bryan for the Plater.

April 6
Liber No. 78
p. 338

[Council to Col^o John Dorsey.]

Capt. Bryan will call on you for the following Articles, which you
will be pleased to supply on Account of the State, 1 Coil of 1 Inch
Rope, 1 Coil of 2 D^o 1 D^o of 3 1/2 D^o, 1 Cable and 1 Jibb Stay

April 7
Liber No. 78
p. 338

[Council to Honble Intendant.]

The enclosed Return from General Smallwood, will shew the
Places where the new Recruits are to rendezvous, and where it will
be necessary to supply Provisions for them. As it will be very ex-
pensive to appoint an Issuing Commissary at every little Post, we
hope it will be in your Power to adopt some more frugal Mode of
accommodating the Troops. We have agreed to pay three Shillings
a Day to each Officer actually employed in the Recruiting Service
for Forage; it will therefore be necessary, that Measures be taken
to procure as much Specie as will answer this Purpose.

Ibid.

Monday 8^th April 1782.

Commission of Letters of Marque & Reprisal issued to Francis
Knox Commander of the Brigantine Common Sense one hundred
and forty five Tons burthen, navigated by twenty men mounting
Ten Guns belonging to David Harris of Baltimore and Blair
McClanechem of Philadelphia —

April 8
Liber C. B.
No. 24
p. 254

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Joseph Allen
two pounds, ten shillings — Thomas Procter thirteen pounds, one
shilling and eight pence — Stephen Bruner thirteen pounds — William
Whetcroft five hundred and forty seven pounds, sixteen shillings and
six pence for Damages done his Houses by the Soldiery — & Thomas
White ten pounds, three shillings of the Bills emitted under the Act
for the Emission of Bills of Credit &^ca per Accounts passed.
That the said Treasurer pay to John Crisal fifty pounds of the
same Emission to be expended in procuring necessaries for the Hos-
pital on Account. —
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt Daniel Bryan one hundred
pounds of the same Emission to be by him Accounted for. —
That the said Treasurer pay to Joshua Rutledge sixty pounds of
the Same Emission in lieu of two Suits of Cloaths & eight Shirts for
the present Year and the last on Account.

p. 255