into the hands of individuals out of repair, and have been put into good order and made fit for use by them at their own expense, that the said Committee transmit an account of the same to the Council of Safety, with the necessary expense incurred, that such individuals may be reimbursed out of the publick Treasury, unless otherwise agreed at the time of such delivery; also to attend particularly to those Arms which are still out of repair, and to have them put into good order as soon as possible, and as early as they conveniently can to furnish the Council with a state of the whole; and that the said Committee deliver such of the said Arms as are fit for service, and others as they are repaired, to Major Gist, or his order.

Ordered. That Mr. William Spear, of Baltimore Town, deliver to Colonel Smallwood, or to his order, one thousand nine hundred and eighty nine yards Osnaburghs, purchased of him by the Council of Safety, towards clothing the Regular Troops of this Province.

Adjourned till three o’clock, and met pursuant to adjournment.

Ordered, That the Commissioners of the Loan Office be requested to furnish the Council of Safety with a list of the Bonds in that Office, and of the Obligors, the Date, and principal sums of Money in each, respectively.

A Letter was received from Mr. Samuel Chase, and answered.

A copy of the Letter No. 11 was sent to Captain Nathaniel Ramsey.

Adjourned till next day, ten o’clock.

Saturday, February 10, 1776.

Council met. Present as yesterday.

Copy of Letter No. 12 was sent to the Committee of Observation for St. Mary’s County.

Mr. George Ranken delivers to the Council a list of the Record Books in the Chancery Office; which was ordered to be entered.

Commissions issued to James Murray, appointed Colonel; John Dickinson, Lieutenant-Colonel; Joseph Ennals, Jun., First Major; Joseph Richardson, Second Major, and Robert Gilmer, Quartermaster, of the Upper Battalion of Militia in Dorchester County.

Also, to Thomas Ennalls, appointed Colonel; John Ennalh, Lieutenant-Colonel; Robert Harrison, First Major; Thomas Muse, Second Major, and Thomas Jones, Quartermaster, of the Lower Battalion of Militia in said County.

Also, to William Traverse, appointed Captain; John Askcom Traverse, First Lieutenant; Alexander Tolly, Second Lieutenant, and Phillips Ferguson, Ensign, of a Company of Militia in said County, called the Plymouth Greens.

Also, to Zacharias Campbell, appointed Captain, and Bartholomew Ennalls, Jun., Second Lieutenant, of the Transquakin Company of Militia in said County.

Also, to Dr. Thomas Bourke, appointed Captain; Ezekiel Vickers, First Lieutenant; Thomas Fermin Eccleston, Second Lieutenant, and Nathaniel Manning, Ensign, of a Company of Militia in said County, called the Cambridge Blues.

Also, to Thomas Logan, appointed First Lieutenant; James Sullivane, Second Lieutenant, and John Pitt Airey, Ensign, of a Company of Militia in said County, called The New-Market Blues.

Copy of a Letter, No. 13, was sent to Mr. William Spear, of Baltimore Town.

Instructions and Sailing Orders were given to Captain Thomas Moore, of the Brig Fortune.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shore pay to Mr. John Smith, or his order, one thousand Pounds, agreeable to an order of the Committee of Baltimore County.

Ordered, That the said Treasurer pay to Messrs. Lux & Bowly six hundred and eighty-seven Pounds four Shillings and one Penny, for clothing of the Troops.

Adjourned till three o’clock, and met according to adjournment.

A Letter from the Committee of Observation for Dorchester County, respecting Captain Joseph Robson’s Minute Company, was received, and answered.

Ordered, That Messrs. William Lux and Daniel Bowly deliver to Colonel William Smallwood, or his order, all the Cloth and Plush purchased by them by order of the Council of Safety for clothing the Regular Troops of this Province.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shore pay to Captain John Allen Thomas two hundred Pounds, currency, on account of his Company.

Ordered, That the said Treasurer pay to Mr. Felix Lewis Massenbaugh twenty Pounds, for his expense in attending the late Convention and this Council, and for his services as an Engineer.

Mr. Felix Lewis Massenbaugh was appointed Second Lieutenant of Captain Fulford’s Artillery Company.

Captain Thomas proposed to the Council to procure Clothes and Blankets for his Company, the Council to allow him a sum not exceeding three Ponnds five Shillings for each suit of Clothes, and a sum not exceeding fifteen Shillings for every Blanket; which was agreed to.

Adjourned till next day, ten o’clock.

Monday, February 12, 1776.

Council met. Present as on Saturday.

Commissions issued to Moses Lecompt, Jun., appointed First Lieutenant of Captain Joseph Robson’s Minute Company in Dorchester County, in the room of Henry Keene, who resigned, and to Matthias Traverse, Second Lieutenant of same Company.

A Letter was received from Captain Joseph Robson, concerning said Commissioners, and answered.

Ordered, That a commissioned officer and two privates, of Captain William Hyde’s Company, guard the Records from the City of Annapolis.

And further Ordered, That a commissioned officer and two privates*

Mr. Richard Ridgely was appointed Assistant Clerk to the Council of Safety, and qualified before Mr. Jenifer by taking the oath prescribed by the Convention.

Adjourned till next day, ten o’clock.

Tuesday, February 13, 1776.

Council met. Present the same Members as yesterday; also Thomas Smyth and Thomas Bedingfeld Hands, Esquires, who were qualified before Mr. Jenifer, by taking the oath prescribed by the Convention.

A Letter was sent to the Committee of Observation for Baltimore County, about Sulphur and Sail-Duck.

Adjourned till three o’clock, and met according to adjournment.

Ordered, That Mr. Charles Wallace, Paymaster of the forces of this Province, enter into Bond, with sufficient security, in the sum of four thousand Pounds, currency, for the faithful discharge of his trust.

Commissions issued to Thomas Watkins, appointed Captain; Thomas Noble Stocked, First Lieutenant; Samuel Watkins, Second Lieutenant, and William Harwood, En-sign, of a Company of Militia belonging to the South-River Battalion of Anne Arundel County.

Adjourned till next day, ten o’clock.

Wednesday, February 14, 1776.

Council met. Present as yesterday.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Eastern-Shore pay to Captain John Watkins two hundred Pounds, for subsist and advance money for his Recruits.

Ordered, That the said Treasurer pay to Captain James Hindman three hundred Pounds, to subsist and provide necessaries for his Company.

Copy of Letter No. 15 was sent to the Committee of Observation for Talbot County; a copy of Letter No. 16 to Captains James Kent and William Henry, in Virginia; and a copy of No. 17 to the Treasurer of the Eastern-Shore.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shore pay to Mr. Robert Craig five hundred Pounds, common money,

* Blank here, in the Original.