[Annapolis] In Council 22d. Decr. 1777.
Sir.
The General Assembly having ordered the Galley now in Gunpowder River to be sold,1 not under her Cost, we request you'll furnish us with an Account of her Cost as soon as possible, as we may give Directions as to the Sale of her—We are &ca.
LB, MdAA, State Council Letter Book, 1777–1779, 4007, p. 81. Addressed: “Mr Archibald Buchanan/Baltimore."
1. See Votes and Proceedings of the Maryland House of Delegates, 20 Dec. 1777, above.