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as I promised to inform M^r Barnaby, (who has been with me to know
your answer) whether I could get an order on M^r Chamberlaine for
the Sum he is indebted to the State, which was to be applied to the
payment of the Flour purchased of him; I have received 105 Barrels
and sent it forward to the Care of Col. Hollingsworth at Elk shall
be obliged to your Excellency for an answer by the Bearer M^r
Gibson, whom I have requested to wait on you for one
As soon as I can procure Cash sufficient to defray the necessary
expences of the Horses I have received on the Road to the Head
of Elk, I will immediately send them off.

August 22

[Jos'a Beall, Lieut. Ps Gs Cty. Malbro to His Excellency
Thos Sim Lee]

S^r There's yet 15 men Wanting to compleat the Quota of men
from this County, I am now out of Cash & have been obliged to draw
an Order or two on the Treasurer for part of the Bounty p^d for some
recruits I have imployed two men who are now out on the recruiting
service shuld they succeed I am quite without money, I Expect I
shall be at this place till the End of the week if You^l send me another
Order on the Collector of this county by the post to this place I shall
receive it without any risque or delay; without money I shall not
be able to proceed on the business & I doubt it will be some time
before I shall get it Collected from the people

August 23

[Major John Fulford, Baltimore, to Gov. Lee]
Requests commission in army.

August 23

[Sam. Smith, Balto, to His Excelly Thomas Sim Lee]

Sir Some time since I was ordered by Gov. Jefferson to recieve
from your order, the quantity of wheat & flour due by this State to
the Commonwealth of Virg^a & as the bay was too much infested by
the Enemy to attempt sending it down, to pay it to some conti-
nental Commissary & take rec^ts for the quantities as part of the
specific supplies due by that commonwealth for the curr^t year. I
then informed his Excell^y of the too well known state of the treas-
ury & the little probability there appeared of immediate restitution
being made & proposed the following mode That as the continent
had actually rec^d the flour seized belonging to that commonwealth
your Excell^y I thought could with propriety & would think it just
to give such certificates as would entitle Virg^a to receive credit as
part of her specific supplies for the curr^t year.
I have yesterday receiv'd orders to adjust it in that manner &
flatter myself as it is the easiest mode & at the same time a just mode
that your Excell^y will do me the honor to forward me such cer-
tificate

August 23
Red Book
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Letter
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