32 Journal and Correspondence.

December 22
Liber No. 78
p. 313

[Council to Capt. Dan^l Bryan.]

You are to proceed to Wye Island and call on M^r Charles Blake
or the Person acting for him there, for the Beef which is at M^r Paca's,
which you are, with all possible Dispatch, to deliver at this Post.
Should there not be a sufficient Load for the Plater and the Boat or
Boats you may have the Charge of, you are then to proceed to Corsica
to M^r Blake for a Load with the Plater, or send for it, at your Option.

December 24
Liber C. B.
No. 24
p. 106

Monday 24^th December 1781.

Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to His Excelly
Thomas Sim Lee Esq^r twenty three pounds, one Shilling and four
pence of the Bills emitted under the Act for the Emission of Bills of
Credit &^ca of the money appropriated for the Defence of the State
on Account.
That the said Treasurer pay to Benjamin Ogle Esquire Sixteen
pounds, thirteen shillings and four pence of the same Emission of the
money appropriated for the present Campaign to be delivered over
to John S. Brookes Esq^r Commissary of Prince Georges County
on Acc^t
That the said Treasurer pay to John Seney ninety seven pounds,
sixteen shillings specie agreeable to the Act to adjust the Debts due
from this State per Certificates settled by the Aud Gen^l the 20^th Inst.

December 26
Liber No. 78
p. 313

[Council to William Murdock Beall Esq^r]

We received yours of the 13^th Instant and shall go into the Ap-
pointment of Magistrates, as soon as the Commissions sent the Chan-
cellor for signing are returned, when we shall attend to your Recom-
mendations

p. 314

[Council to Col^o Philip Thomas.]

Lieu^t Col^o North informs the Board that he has received Orders
from the Minister of War to remove all the British Troops from
Frederick, to York and Lancaster in Pennsylvania, and to apply for a
Guard of Militia and Teams from this State, to escort them with
their Baggage, to those Places, where they will be relieved by a Con-
tinental Regiment. We some Time ago ordered one hundred Militia
from Baltimore and fifty from Montgomery which we suppose are
arrived at Frederick Town; we request you to order them and as
many more of the Militia now on Duty, as will be sufficient to guard
the Prisoners. If Teams cannot be procured on Hire, we would have
you impress them, and hereby authorize and empower you to impress
as Teams, Horses and Drivers as may be necessary for the Prisoners
and the Guard. We hope the Guard and Teams will be furnished
without Delay, that the Prisoners may be immediately marched.