one hundred and ninety-five Pounds, for three hundred and twenty-five Cartouch-boxes, Bayonet-belts, and Gun-straps.

Copy of Letter No. 94 was sent to Mr. Carroll

Adjourned till three o’clock, and met accordingly.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shore pay to Captain Nathaniel Smith eight Pounds thirteen Shillings and ten Pence, to defray his expenses to Antietam, to prove the Cannon made by Messrs. Daniel and Samuel Hughes; and six hundred and forty-three Pounds two Shillings, the balance of his general account, to the 3d of April next.

Ordered, That the said Treasurer pay to Mr. Gilbert Middleton four Pounds, currency, in part, for providing for Colonel Hall’s Battalion of Militia.

Ordered, That the said Treasurer pay to Mr. William Lux one thousand Pounds, on account of the Fortifications erecting at Baltimore Town.

Ordered, That the said Treasurer pay to Mr. William Luxsix hundred Pounds, on account of the Ship Defence.

Adjourned till next day, nine o’clock.

Friday, March 29, 1776.

Council met. Present as yesterday.

Copy of Letter No. 95 was sent to Messrs. John Hanson, Charles Beatty, and James Johnson, Frederick County; and copy of No. 96 to Colonel Joshua Beall, of Prince George’s County.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shore pay to Thomas Smyth, Esquire, thirty-five Pounds sixteen Shillings, for forty-nine days’ attendance as a Member of this Council, and for thirty Shillings by him paid for the carriage of Gunpowder, &c., as per account.

Mr. Smyth has leave of absence.

Adjourned till next day, nine o’clock

Saturday, March 30, 1776.

Council met. Present as yesterday, except Mr. Hall.

Commissions issued to Joseph Walker, appointed First Lieutenant of Captain Elisha Riggs’s Company of Militia in Anne Arundel County, in the room of John Marriot, deceased, and to Aquila Randall, Second Lieutenant, and Nathaniel Roings, Ensign, of said Company.

Copy of Letter No. 97 was sent to Captains James Kent and William Henry, Northampton County, Virginia.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Eastern-Shorebe requested immediately to send by express the Letter directed to Captains Kent and Henry, together with three hundred Pounds, currency, to defray the expenses of their march to their respective Counties.

Ordered, That a copy of the above order, together with the Letter above-mentioned, be immediately sent to the Treasurer of the Eastern-Shore.

Adjourned till Monday morning, nine o’clock.

Monday, April 1, 1776.

Council met. Present as on Saturday, except Mr. Smyth.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shorepay to Michael Gratz eighty-nine Pounds fourteen Shillings, for Blankets.

Ordered, That the said Treasurer pay to John King four Pounds ten Shillings for going express to Antietam Forge.

Copy of Letter No. 99 was sent to the Committee of Observation for Baltimore County; copy of No. 100 to Messrs. Baker Johnson and Charles Beatty ; and copy of No. 101 to the Committee of Talbot County.

Adjourned till next day, ten o’clock.

Tuesday, April 2, 1776.

Council met. Present as yesterday. Mr. Hall and Mr. Carroll attended.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shore pay to Mr. Robert Cummins fifteen hundred Pounds.

Ordered, That said Treasurer pay to Mr. John Campbell three Pounds for Nails.

Copy of Letter No. 102 was sent to the Committee of Observation for St. Mary’s County, and copy of No. 103 to-Captain John Allen Thomas.

Commission issued to Matthew Talbot, appointed Ensign-of Captain Stewart’s Company of Militia in Harford’ County.

Adjourned till next day, ten o’clock.

Wednesday, April 3, 1776.

Council met. Present as yesterday.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shorepay to Captain Samuel Smith two hundred and thirty-three Pounds nineteen Shillings and seven Pence, currency, being the balance of his general account to the 3d of April.

Copy of Letter No. 104 was sent to Captain Rezin Beall, and copy of No. 105 to the Committee of Observation for Baltimore County.

Adjourned till next day, nine o’clock.

Thursday, April 4, 1776.

Council met. Present as yesterday.

Ordered, That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Mr. Isaac Harris five pounds of Powder to prove Muskets.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shore pay to Mr. Lancelot Jacques twenty-five Pounds fifteen Shillings, for six half faggots of Steel, and eight hundred and eight pounds of Bar Iron.

Ordered, That the said Treasurer pay to Captain George Stricker, for the use of Mr. George Baw, ten Pounds, currency, for wagonage of two thousand five hundred pounds of Lead from Fredericktown to Port-Tobacco.

Adjourned till three o’clock, and met accordingly.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shorepay to Captain James Tootell fifty Pounds, currency, on account of the new Magazine.

Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shore pay to Captain George Stricker four hundred and six Pounds one Shilling and one Penny, being the balance of his general account to the 3d of April.

Ordered, That Mr. Henry Yost and Mr. John Unseld deliver to Captain George Stricker all the Muskets and Bullet-moulds which are now finished by them for the use of the Province.

On hearing the Petition of Henry Ridgelyand others, against the choice of Officers made by the Company under the command of Captain John Burgess,

Resolved, That the same be rejected; and that Commissions be made out to those persons of said Company who were chosen by the people on the 9th day of September last, as Captain, First and Second Lieutenants, and Ensign.

Commissions issued accordingly to John Burgess, elected Captain, Davidge Warfield First Lieutenant, Basil Burgess Second Lieutenant, and William Simpson Ensign.

The Proceedings of the Committee of Observation for the Middle District of Frederick County against Robert Gassaway, together with the charge against said Robert Gassaway, were laid before the Council, and read, in the following words, to wit:

“At a meeting of the Committee of Observation for the Middle District of Frederick County, on April 1, 1776:

“Mr. Robert Gassaway, according to order, being brought before the Committee, in custody of Captain Philip Smith, the charge exhibited against him (a copy whereof is here-with sent) was read; and he was informed by the Chairman that the Committee would hear anything he had to say in negation or mitigation of said offence. The said Mr. Robert Gassaway acknowledged the allegations to be substantially, true, and offered nothing in mitigation of the charge.

“The Committee then taking into consideration the charge exhibited and proved against Mr. Robert Gassaway, by his own confession, and being of opinion that his offence is of a high and dangerous nature, and that his behaviour tended, as far as his influence would extend, to disunite the inhabitants of this Province in their present opposition,

“Resolved, That the said Robert Gassawaybe immediately sent to the Council of Safety, at Annapolis, under a, guard