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Wednesday, July 17, 1776.
Council met. Present the same Members as on yesterday, except Mr˙ Carroll.
Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shore pay to Allen Quynn £3 7s˙ 6d˙, for six and three-quarter cords of Wood for the Breastworks in the City of Annapolis.
That the said Treasurer pay Daniel Coulter 46s˙, on account of the Hospital.
Copy of Letter No˙ 47 was sent to Captain David Crawford;
Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shore pay to George Plater, Esq˙, £14 2s˙ 8d˙, for expenses attending his journey to Somerset County.
Abraham Berthand was appointed Third Lieutenant of Captain Fulford' s Matross Company.
Adjourned till three o' clock, and met accordingly.
Ordered, That the Committee of Observation for Queen Ann' s County be requested immediately to provide Barracks on Kent Island for Captain Dean' s Company.
That Captain Dean' s Company of Flying-Camp Militia, as soon as they can be provided with Arms, march down to Kent Island for the protection thereof.
That a barrel of Gunpowder and four hundred pounds of Lead be immediately sent over to Kent Island, to the care of Thomas Ringgold, Aquila Brown, and Dr˙ Ringgold, for the use thereof.
That Major Price detach a Guard to Kent Island with the said Powder.
Christopher Rabreck, of Baltimore-Town, agrees with the Council to supply the Province with one thousand Priming-Wires and Brushes at 7s˙ 6d˙ per dozen, to be delivered in two weeks from this day.
Ordered, That the Committee of Observation for Queen Ann' s County be requested to deliver all the publick Arms in their possession to Captain Deans.
Ordered, That the Treasurer of the Western-Shore pay to Thomas Smyth, Esq˙, £400, to defray the expenses of the carriage of warlike stores from Chinkoteque to Chestertown.
That the said Treasurer pay Samuel Morris £4 6s˙ 4d˙
That the said Treasurer pay to Samuel Messersmith £7 1s˙ 9d˙, for mending Muskets.
Copy of Letter No˙ 50 was sent to Thomas Smyth, Esq˙, and No˙ 51 to Captains Barnes and Elliott, Kent Island.
Ordered, That Captain Henry Hall be paid by the Treasurer of the Western-Shore £35 14s˙ 8d˙, to discharge the pay of his Company of Militia.
Adjourned till next day, ten o' clock.
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copy of No˙ 48 to Brigadier-General Dent, or the Commanding Officer in Saint Mary' s County; and copy of No˙ 49 to Mr˙ Thomas Ringgold, Mr˙ Aquila Brown, and Dr˙ Ringgold, on Kent Island.