[Annapolis, Md.] Friday 15th. May 1778.
That the said Treasurer pay to Capt. Bennett Matthews five hundred and Thirty seven Pounds, fourteen shillings and eight Pence due himself and Men of the Galley Independence as per Acct passed by the A Genl—1. . . Commission of a Letter of Marque and Reprisal issued to Daniel Deshon Master of the sloop Molly mounting ten carriage Guns navigated by thirty men belonging to the State of Maryland—
D, MdAA, Governor and Council (Proceedings), 3842, S107123, p. 217.
1. That is, Auditor General Zephaniah Turner.