The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-07-28
MI ella N @ O us.
For tie AEgiS Dc Intelligence
OLD ARCHIVES.

The council of Safety of Nd, write to
Col. Josas Carvil Hall, July 18th, rs
that they think it advisable that his "bat-
TALON be stationed at Annapolis and Bal
timorc Town, in place of regulars gone
from this Province to Philadelphia. We
desire to see you soon, to concert measures
for the defence of this place Annapolis.
We send your commissioned. A.
July 10th, nc, Richard Dallam writes to
the Council Of Safety from Hartford, that
he has "twcntytwo muskets finished and
fifteen ready for stocking. A dozen barrels
he says, burst in his Absence
Some have been proved with two
ounces ofpowder and one ball, the rest
with one ounce and one ball What |
make in future I shall get Mr.. James Har-
ris, who lives near, to see proved before
stocking."-A. A.
July 18th, '7G, Congress elected, by bal
lot, Richard Dallam deputy paymastcr
general for the flying camp. And it was
resolved that Col. Smallwood, from Mary
land, be ordered to repair as soon as pos.
sible with the troops under his command
and put himself under the command of tile
General, Washington and that the Gene
raj be informed that these troops be con-
sdered MS part of the two thousand which
he was employed to call to his assistance
from the flying camp now in New Jersey.
j.
Richard Dallam writes to the Council OF
Safety July 22d, '7G-"Since my last have
had twenty-three guns proved by the COM
mittee of Observation. | have five more
ready. You must allow me more-by what
| have now made / have lost $50 | will
undertake bayonets at ten shillings."-A.
A.
Council of Safety to Richard Dalam,
July 9th, '7G. "Yours received. We are
glad the gans are done. We will pay CA.
10. currency each for others linished."-A.
A.
Amos Garrett writes to Council of Safe
ty-date Hartford county, Aug. 21st, 70
81 have received ESQ for saltpetre works
under my care. Though we are assiduous
we can't, for some reason, produce us
much as others. | have sent down seven
teen bayonets and seven muskets with
| bayonets--th last at G3. Is each. Fitting
these muskets and repairing old guns has
kept my man who is slow."-A. A.
Aug. 22d, '76-CoDgress resolves that
twenty-six thousand dollars be advanced
to Council of Safety of Maryland for the
troops of the flying CAMP. c.
The latest record that l could find in
the maryland Journal of session of the
committee of Observation of Baltimore
Town was Sept. 9th, 1776.
Sept. 10th, '7G-Congress passed a reso.
luton that eighty eight battalions be rails.
ed to serve during the war-Maryland to
| furnish eight.-A. A.
| Oct. 18th, rs In resolve, Congress
mentions Col. Stevenson as "the late Col
Stevenson" His death must have occurred
shortly before this date.--J. G.
On the 2Sth Oct, '76, the Hartford Rife
company had only fifty men.-A. A.
Robert Harris, Captain of Hartford Co
company for the flying camp, writes to the
Md. Council of Safety: "Philadelphia
Nov. 9th, re. IIon'ble srs l arrived
here on the 2d inst, with seventy-six pri-
Yates. A return Of my company, stores
&c, and state of our guns, delivered to
the Board of War, and begged that those
wanting repairs be sent to the smiths fol
that purpose. My request was not grant.
ed. TO have marched to camp with guns
in such order would have been folly.
therefore applied to Col. Ramsay [proba.
bly, the historian, then in Congressl fol
money, who procured me f250. | have
been obliged to advance money, as the
company was in need, and unwilling to
march without being paid" Capt. Harris
encloses his account, by which oyer e10C
is due the company. Also list of his men
as follows:
LIST OF CAPT. ROBERT HARRIs's COMPANY
James Cooper, Matthew McElhany
Joshua James, John Chance, James Treno
Levi Low, William Feely, Alexander Ste.
venson, Robert Hanna, Gregory White
Robert Gordon, James Bull, james Harris
William Hall, Richard Hopkins, William
Chambers, Patrick Nowlan, William
Crooks, James Watson, Robert Armstrong
Michael Daugherty, James Donnely, Mat.
thew Cresswell, Edward Daugherty, iona.
than Smith, Zebedee Hicks, Horatia Coop
Richard Jordan, James Blaney, Christie
pher Fort, William baltimore, Francis
Gibson, John Davidson, David Armstrong
Barnet Rain, Thomas Roads, John Cook
John Bush, William Cook, Alexander
Thompson, Hugh Huston, William &C Ion
William Cuthbert, James Munday, Joseph
Saunders, John Armstrong, Jonathan Ed.
dy, John Baker, John baltimore, Aquila
Durham, Edward Morgan, David Wavy
John Haig, dykes Hodges, James Rigdon,
James Wilgus, Benjamin VALLEY, Thomas
Capen, David Mccullough, Abel Green,
Matthew Skell, Charles Anderson, David
Campbell, Thomas Steuart, William Kirk
patrick, Joseph Steel, John Orr, John
Patrick, John Paine, John Taylor, Joseph
Dueberry, James Miller, Jesse Logan
Robert Snonoor Griffith Eyono