58 Journal and Correspondence

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[J. Henry to Gov. Johnson.]

York Town Ap^l 24^th 1778
Sir
I am desired by the Delegates to acquaint your Excellency
that we have this Day procured from Congress thirty thou-
sand Dollars for the recruiting Service. Col. Williams applied
to us for money for that purpose, and we have thought it
proper to allow him out of that sum eight thousand Dollars ;
the remaining twenty two Thousand will go from this place
by M^r Hamilton an Express put up by Col S. Smith. I have
desired him as soon as the express reaches him, to send him
forward to you.
As to Arms and Blankets, I can promise you nothing certain
at this time. A few have lately arrived in the Eastern States
The Board of War have promised me our Troops shall have
their proportion of them. Every step is taken to procuie
Arms, and I hope as the troops come forward the Board of
War will be able to supply them. The Arms of the State I
would keep, not one of them should, if I could prevent it,
come out of the State, but upon the most urgent necessity.
I have just left the Board of War, and they are desirous and
willing, that you should have the goods now at Cambridge
made up in Baltimore. And if you will be kind enough to
write particularly what you want, they will immediately
authorise you to take such Articles and to distribute them
among Maryland Troops
You will receive by an Express which left this place to Day
Lord North Speech, the two Bills which occasioned it and
the strictures of Congress upon them. They were drawn up in
haste, but I trust they will be sufficient to shew the wickedness
of the Ministry.
I am Sir with great respect
Y^rs J. Henry Jun^r

C. B.

Saturday 25 April 1778.

Present as yesterday Except His Excell^y & Dan^l Carroll
Esq.
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Captain
Benit Maybury two hundred and thirty four Pounds
sixteen shillings & eleven Pence due him per Acc^t passed by
the A Gen^l

Monday 27^th April 1778.

Present as on Saturday
Ordered that the western shore Treasurer pay to Isaac