Council of Maryland, 1782-1783. 315

Friday 6^th December 1782

Present as on Yesterday except John H. Stone Esq^r.
The Council have agreed to receive of Col^o James Tootell one
thousand pounds of Lead in Exchange for two hundred pounds of
Musket powder, and an Order was drawn on Capt Warfield to deliver
the Powder and Directions given M^r Shaw to receive the Lead. —
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to John Wilmot
five pounds, eleven shillings and seven pence specie for riding Ex-
press per Account passed. —
That the said Treasurer pay to James O'Hara a Blind soldier
five pounds specie allowed him by this Board agreeable to a Resolve
of the General Assembly of July Session 1779.
That the said Treasurer pay to Benjamin Ogle Esquire one pound,
seventeen shillings and six pence specie agreeable to the Act to adjust
the Debts due from this State per Ace^l of W^m Brown passed. —
That the said Treasurer pay to Joshua Clark two pounds twelve
shillings and six pence specie agreeable to the Act aforesaid per Acc^t
passed. —

December 6
Liber C. B.
No. 24
p. 362

[W^m Paca in Council to The Honble General Assembly]

We have the Honor to submit to your Consideration a Letter of
the 30^th ult^o just received from the Superintendant of the Finances.

December 6
Liber No. 78
p. 396

[W^m Paca in Council to Col^o Samuel Smith]

Captⁿ Cox in the Flag Schooner Trimmer, has a Number of Prison-
ers on Board. From the good Character of the Owner of the Vessel,
we have indulged the Captⁿ in the Liberty of landing; and as we
cannot judge what would be a proper Walk, you will please to assign
him one.

Ibid.

[W^m Paca in Council to Honble Intendant]

In our Letter of the 2^d Nov^r we gave our Opinion that all the
Specifics collected in Virtue of the Act to raise the Supplies for the
Year 1782, and the Act entitled An additional Supplement to the said
Act, were liable, in the first Instance, for the Payment of one Year's
Interest, due on Certificates adjusted agreeable to the Act relating to
public Creditors; and we requested you to sell Specifics for the Dis-
charge of the same, as the Interest became due. As there have been
several Certificates presented to this Board, and as we think it of

Ibid.

Consequence to public Credit, that there should be no Delay of the
Payment of Interest, we must now request you to lodge Money in the
Treasury from Time to Time for the Payment of the Interest as it
becomes due.

p. 397