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[Scott to Council.]
Annapolis Feby 27th 1776.
Gentlemen. I'm under the necessity of applying to you, for
some money for the support of the troops here under my
Comd 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 Lieut Goldsmith. I will have my acct ready made
out against you come down for the whole of disbursements on
raising and lodging my men.
Am Genl your most obedient & very
hble Servt John Day Scott
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[Alexander to Council.]
Phil3 27 Feby 1776.
Gent Your Lre 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 acct the price is 16/ by the
Ream. I called on Mr 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 lbs of Cannon Powder, I have directed a Genl 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 17th of Decr she cleared out
for Cork to avoid Suspission, notwithstanding which, she was
strictly searched & a Letter being discovered, directed to a
Mercht in Philadelphia, the Ship was detained but the Letter
being merely on private Business the Capt on his Petition, was
discharged & permitted to sail, some News Papers & private
letters are brought in they were stowed away by a Passenger
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