of the Council of Maryland. 85

That the Collector of the Tax for Saint Mary's County pay to
Lieut. Nich⁸ Manger of the 3^d Regim^t three thousand Dollars to be
expended in the Recruit⁸ Service and Accounted for.
Pardon granted to Anne Lathby alias Leatherby condemned in
Queen Anns County in 1776 for the Murder of her Bastard Child.

Liber C B
No. 23

[Council to Lieut Nicholas Manger]

Sir We have sent by M^r Patrick Carvery, Cloth sufficient for ten
suits of Cloaths and Overalls ten Shirts, ten Pair of Stockings and
ten Pair of Shoes; we had no Cloaths ready made or we should have
sent them. We have directed the Commissary of Stores to charge
you with the Cloathing, 'til you produce Receipts for the Delivery
of them to the Recruits. Enclosed you have an Order on the Collec-
tor of the Tax for St. Mary's County for 3000 Dollars. We should
be obliged to the purchasing Commissary for St. Mary's County to
supply your Recruits with Rations, but we have no Power to direct
him, as it is out of the Line of his Duty

Liber C C
No. 22
p. 65

[Council to Messrs. Joseph Gilpin and Elijah Cole]

Gentlemen Col^o Ewing having applied for a Licence to act as
agreeable to the late Act. We have in Consequence of the
Information received from you of his Conduct, thought it proper not
to grant it; but as that Gentleman denies the most material Charges
against him, we request you to transmit us the fullest Information
under Oath, on this Subject and as speedily as possible, least the
public Service should suffer

[Committee to Jonathan Hudson, Esqr.]

Sir On the Recommendation of the Governor, we have agreed
to take one hundred Pieces of the best Britanies you have, over and
above the two hundred he purchased of you and we beg you will
have them carefully packed up in Bales, ready to deliver to our
Order. The Act of Assembly does not allow Hats to our Officers
and yours are too good for common Soldiers. A full Supply of
Stockings are already procured for present Use; although we be-
lieve yours are good, and that you may be induced to sell them
reasonably, yet our Finances are too low to admit of an Advance that
is not warranted by Necessity. The Cloths we decline taking for the
same Reason.

Tuesday 15 February 1780
Present as on Saturday. J. Townly Chase Esq^r Att^d
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to William Gold-
smith three hundred and sixty three Pounds due him per Account
passed by the Aud. General.

February 15
Liber C B
No. 23

p. 112