6 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1761-1769.

Lib. J. R.
& U. S.

. Maryland, We think it our Obligation to give you this In-
formation that you may judge whether or no it is consistent
with your Law made for issuing and paying your Paper Cur-
rency. If the Collectors send us such Bills for that Account,
we know not how we can avoid them when they come into our
Hands, and if it is to be remedied, it must be done by your
Government only."

Your Committee also further find the following Bills, ap-
pearing by the Naval Officers Accounts to have been remitted
by them to the Trustees in London for which the said Trustees
have given no Credit viz^t

By Philip Lee then

1739. Johⁿ Boyd's Exchange

Naval Officer of North

indorsed by Jn^o Brown £13...17..1

Potowmack District

John Domats ditto in-

dorsed by Robert Yeates 53...11...8

1740 James Montier on Robert

Brown 25..14..0

1741 Randolph Johnson on

John Buchanan 4..0..6

Thomas Hungerford on

John Buchanan 7..0..0

And by Thomas Lee

1744: And by said Executors'

his Executor in

Account then dated a Bal-

lance due to the Province

of 0..16..1 1/4

By the Deputy

1744. Barker on Ash-

Naval Officer of

burner 40.. 8..0

Oxford

Foster on ditto 53...11...7

Ackenleak on Catonack 37.. 12...4

And in 1745: he charged a

Bill William Pemberton

on Richard Gildart

for 79.. 19...8

And the Trustees give Credit

for said Bill only 78.. 19..8

Difference to the prejudice

of the Province 1..0..0