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RESOLUTIONS.

Dec. Ses. 1816

Pissed Jan. 27
In favour of
William Nib-
let.

No. 18.
Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore pay to William Niblet,
of Worcester county, an old revolutionary soldier, or to his order, annually, in
quarterly payments, during his life, a sum of money equal to the half pay of a
private, as a further remuneration to him for his services by which his country
has been so much benefitted.

Passed Jan. 27
— of Thomas
Thompson.

No. 19.
Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore be and he is hereby di-
rected, to pay to Thomas Thompson, of Dorchester county, an old soldier, or
his order, during life, in quarterly payments, a sum of money equal to the
half pay of a private, as a compensation for his services in the late revolutiona-
ry war.

Passed Jan. 27
— or Basil
Burgess.

No. 20.

Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore be and he is hereby au-
thorised and directed, to pay unto Basil Burgess, (an officer in the revolutiona-
ry war) or to his order, annually, in quarterly payments, out of any unappro-
priated money in the treasury, a sum of money equal to the half pay of a lieu-
tenant, during his life, as a further remuneration for those services rendered his
country during her struggle for independence.

Passed Jan. 27
— of William
Davis.

No. 21.
Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore be and he is hereby di-
rected, to pay to William Davis, late a soldier in the revolutionary war, or to
his order, annually, in quarterly payments, a sum of money equal to the half
pay of a private, as a further remuneration to him for those services by which
his country has been so essentially benefitted.

Passed Jan. 27
— of Law-
rence Hurdle.

No. 22.
Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore of Maryland pay to Law-
rence Hurdle, or his order, annually, in quarter yearly payments, a sum of
money equal to the half pay of a sergeant, as a further remuneration for those
services by which his country has been so essentially benefitted.

Passed Jan. 27
— of Law-
rence Simp-
son.

No. 23.
Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore be and he is hereby di-
rected, to pay to Lawrence Simpson, of Charles county, (an old revolutiona-
ry soldier) or to his order, out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, a.
sum of money equal to the half pay of a private soldier, annually, in quarterly
payments, as a further remuneration for his services in the revolutionary war.

Passed Jan. 27
— of Allen
Townsend.

No. 24.
Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore pay to Allen Townsend,
or his order, annually, in quarter yearly payments, a sum of money equal to
the half pay of a private, as a further remuneration for those services by which
his country has been so essentially benefitted.

Passed Jan. 27

— of Solomon
Summers.

No. 25.
Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore be and he is hereby di-
rected, to pay unto Solomon Summers, of Queen-Anne's county, late a drum-
mer in the revolutionary war, or to his order, during life, annually, in quarter-
ly payments, a sum of money equal to the half pay of a drummer, as a further
remuneration for his services in the revolutionary war.

Passed Jan. 27
— of Benja-
min Young.

No. 26.
Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore be and he is hereby di-
rected, to pay unto Benjamin Young, of Baltimore county, late a sergeant in
the revolutionary war, or to his order, annually, in quarter yearly payments, during
his life, the half pay of a sergeant, as a further remuneration for those services
by which his country has been so essentially benefitted.

Passed Jan. 27
— John Lea-
ther.

No. 27
Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore be and he is hereby di-
rected to pay annually, in quarterly payments, to John Leather, of Frederick
county, an old revolutionary soldier, a sum of money equal to the half pay of a
sergeant, (or to his order during his life) as a further compensation for those
services he rendered his country during the revolutionary war.

Passed Jan. 27

— of James
Davidson.

No. 28.
Resolved, That the treasurer of the western shore be and he is hereby au-
thorised and directed, to pay to James Davidson, late a private in the revolution-
ary war, or to his order, annually, in quarterly payments, a sum of money
equal to the half pay of a private, as a further remuneration to him for military
services.