No 60
To Messrs Smyth, Hands & Nicholson

Gentn The Convention have appointed you members of the Council of Safety, and we beg your attendance immediately.

Messrs Vanbebber, and Harrison have bought up a Brig, and shipped us a valuable Cargoe, as you will perceive by the inclosed copy of the invoice.

You will be pleased to dispatch waggons immediately from Kent or elsewhere as to be had, sufficient to convey this Cargoe to Chester Town, and also to provide Provision for the Guard to Chingoteague, and back, which is to consist of a commissioned Officer & 24 Privates out of Captn Vezey's Company. We are [&c.]

[Annapolis] 6th July 1776

P.S. The Convention have this moment determined that the Battalion and three independent Companies immediately march to the Jersey's armed ー you will therefore not lose one moment's Time, but send the waggons instantly down to Virga, we shall be totally without arms 'till these arrive ー As Vezey's independent Company is to march immediately ー you are desired to send a Captn & 30 picked Men of the militia to guard the Waggons. ー