Letter from Solomon Wright to Maryland Council of Safety

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SOLOMON WEIGHT TO MARYLAND COUNCIL OF SAFETY.

Queen Anne' s County, April 22, 1776.

Captain George Noble Sweat having, under an especial order of this Committee, returned a list of a Company of Militia in Wye, whereby it appears that the said George. Noble Sweat is chosen Captain, Nehemiah Noble First Lieutenant, James Bartlett Second Lieutenant, and Thomas Duffe Ensign of the said Company; and that there are in the said Company four Sergeants, four Corporals, and fifty-two Privates. The above officers are recommended to the Council of Safety for commissions.

Signed per order of the Committee of Observation:

SOLOMON WRIGHT, Chairman.

To the Honourable the Council of Safety of Maryland.