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829) 850 6 Dragoon Drums with spare heads and snares A proper wadding for y.e hand Mortars and Fuzees with Instrum.ts to set them and directions how they are to be used w.ch when supplyed and Cap.t Silver satisfyed the Remaind.r of the Money to be laid out in Equall proportion one half in Granaders arms the other half in Carrabine & belts & pistolls for every Granadier Fuzee to have a worme and so to every Carrabine & worme to Every Case of pistolls all the arms aswell Fuzees Carrabines and pistolls to be sanquined the hamers and hatchets to be Blackned the Baggonets to be good strong ones with good strong scabbards A Cattouch box for Every Carabine and Case of Pistolls which is to hold 3 d.n of charges viz.t one doz.n for the Carrabine & a doz.n for y.e pistolls A Cattouch box for Every Granad.r which is to have a dozen of Charges in it for the Fuzee 550.ℓℓ Match and Tin things for the Granad.rs to hang their match in W Bladen Clk Council Maryland Port of Annapolis July 28.th 1698 Cap.t Silver S.r I hope this will find you in perfect health and prosperity which to hear of will be very acceptable to me in this wilderness part of the world This will be Given you by one M.r Isaack Millner Merch.t in London to whom I desire you will give directions where he may have those things which I have written to him to send hither for his Ma.ts service and likewise y.e Directions for using the hand mortars for all which he has orders to pay you And in doing those things you will continue to oblige Yo.r Affectionate Friend humble serv.t I desire my humble service to all our Tangier Friends & acquaintance Fr Nicholson To the hon.rd Cap.t Silver his ma.ts Chief Guner and Enginer of all his Royal pallaces to be heard of at Whitehall or at his house in S.t James's Park or at the Tower of London True Coppy W Bladen Clk Councill Maryland Port of Annapolis July 23.d 1698 Recd then of is Ex.ncy Francis Nicholson Esq.r his Ma.ts L.t Govern.r Gen.ll of this province third bills of Ex.a drawn by Cap.t John Clerk Comand.r of the ship John and
Arising out of the Quarter part of the 12.d p hhd given by his most sacred ma.ty for purchasing arms and ammunition for this province the s.d bills being be lodgd in my office till further directions from his Ex.ncy his Ma.ts hon.rlbe Comm I say recd p me W Bladen Cl Comis |
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