4 Journal and Correspondence

Liber C C

No. 22

Regiment writes the 14^th Inst. " Cap^t Lieu^t Benjamin Price, from
"the Resignation of Cap^t Wright, who resigned the first of July
" 79. is entitled to a full Captaincy and Lieu^t John Gassaway from
" the same Date, entitled to Cap^t Lieu^t and Ensign William Wool-
" ford with the Rank of second Lieu^t entitled to a first Lieutenancy
" from the Resignation of Lieut. John Read, who resigned 11^th Ap^t
" 1779." be pleased to issue the Commissions accordingly. Col. Wool-
ford also in another Letter recommends M^r Zedekiah Moore as
Ensign in the second Maryland Regiment; we approve & appoint
him. General Gist has recommended Thomas Boyd Son of Abraham
for an Ensigncy in the second Maryland Regiment, we approve and
appoint him and request his Commission to issue. General Small-
wood mentions that Edmond Compton has acted for some Time by
Brevet as Ensign in the first Maryland Regiment, we approve and
appoint him an Ensign in that Regiment and request he may be
commissioned. We are apprehensive the only Way to settle the
Rank in these new Appointments will be to leave it to the Officers
of the Division or with the General commanding it and we wish it
to be so if it can be done with Propriety.

Liber C B
No. 23
p. 70
October 28

Thursday 28^th October 1779

Present as on Yesterday —
Commission issued to Joshua Seney elected Sheriff of Queen
Anns County
Francis Osborn who was of Simms's Company of the old Maryl^d
Regim^t was brought before the Board and on Examination appear-
ing to be in no sort fit for the Service nor likely to be so. It is ordered
that he be not interrupted but permitted to go at Large at his own
Will and Pleasure —

p. 71

M^r Thomas Wright of Queen Ann's County having resigned his
Commission as Register of Wills of said County per Letter dated
26^th Oct^r 1779 This Board have appointed Samuel Turbutt Wright
of same County to succed him and Commission issued to him
accordingly —
Sir, By Virtue of the Resolution of Congress of the 9th Day of
this Instant and this order pay to M^r John Smith forty thousand
Pounds to be delivered over to Col^o Richard Dallam and by him to
be expended in the Purchase of Flour and Wheat for the Continen-
tal Army — To Thomas Harwood Esq^r Cont^l Treasurer in the State
of Maryland —
Summons issued for Thomas Duckett, James Mullikin, Thomas
Boyd, Hugh Lyon & James Beck of Prince Georges County to Test^y
on the Hearing of the Petition of Fielder Bowie complaining of an
undue & irregular Election for Sheriffs of said County —