188 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C.

[Scott to Council.]

Annapolis Feb^y 27^th 1776.
Gentlemen. I'm under the necessity of applying to you, for
some money for the support of the troops here under my
Com^d the whole of what I had an order for being expended,
shall be glad if you could let me have an order for £150 if you
think proper, I have 50 men at lodgings & expect more shortly,
you will be capable of Judging what sum will be sufficient,
whatever you may think proper to give an order for please
deliver to Lieu^t Goldsmith. I will have my acc^t ready made

out against you come down for the whole of disbursements on

raising and lodging my men.
Am Gen^l your most obedient & very
hble Serv^t John Day Scott

Original.

[Alexander to Council.]

Phil³ 27 Feb^y 1776.
Gen^t Your L^re by the Post is received, & on application to
Congress, they have ordered 22000 Dollars equal £8250
to be advanced, this money I shall receive & transmit you by
the first safe Conveyance, the Cartridge Paper I have pur-
chased, 25 Reams part of the Quantity, shall be sent off by
the Stage this Week, the residue will follow next Week, and I

shall then furnish you with the acc^t the price is 16/ by the
Ream. I called on M^r Morris to know the Quantity of Arms
& Powder imported by him for the Province, he was from
home, his Clerk informed me about 400 Stand of Arms &
3500 lb^s of Cannon Powder, I have directed a Gen^l of Mary-
land now in this City to receive them & to forward them by
the Stages to Elk from thence to send them in a Boat to Back
River in Balt. Coty, with orders for the Skipper of the Boat to
proceed to Balt. Town & there take Directions, in what manner
to land them. I have taken this Precaution to avoid all Danger
for should any Tender or armed Vessel be cruising in Patapsco
River, the Boat can proceed to the Head of Back River &
land the Arms & Powder within five Miles of the Town — if no
Vessel of the Enemy, she can run round without any great
Expence incurred by the Delay, last night a ship arrived here
from Bristol which she left the 17^th of Dec^r she cleared out
for Cork to avoid Suspission, notwithstanding which, she was
strictly searched & a Letter being discovered, directed to a
Merch^t in Philadelphia, the Ship was detained but the Letter
being merely on private Business the Cap^t on his Petition, was
discharged & permitted to sail, some News Papers & private
letters are brought in they were stowed away by a Passenger