[Annapolis] 19th March 1776.
No 68
To George Platter Esqr & Brigadier General [John] Dent, severally
Gent In consequence of the inclosed Letter from the Committee of Safety of Virginia, desiring us to appoint Commissioners to-cooperate with the Gentlemen nominated by them for erecting Beacons on the Shores of the River Potowmack, We have taken the Liberty to appoint yourself and Brigadier George Dent [sic] and we hope it may be agreeable to you to attend at any Meeting their Commissioners may desire for carrying the necessary Measures into Execution.
1. Council of Safety Letter Book, No. 1, Md. Arch.
