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Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1780-1781
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62 Journal and Correspondence

August 26

intends that I shall Purchase Cattle Wheat and &c yll please To send
me a supply of Money and Instructions how to Proceed.
At the same Time your Excellency may rest assur'd that I shall
use every Exertion in my Power to Expedite the Business

August 27
Red Book
No. 26
Letter
No. 82

[Richd Dallam to Gov. Lee]

Sir I shall be much obliged if your Excellency will inform me
whether I may expect immediate payment from the treasury for
about four hundred pounds hard money on an order from Mr
Wheeler on account of the purchase of Waggons &c

August 27
Red Book
No. 26
Letter
No. 80

[Richd. Dallam to Gov. Lee]

Sir I have sent Six recruits & Deserters pr Captn Thompson
hearing that the Troops were to be sent from Annapolis & having
Little hopes of geting any more in a Short time & having much
trouble with these Induced me to send them away.

List of Soldiers sent p Cap" Thompson
John Collens, a recruit
Michael Daugherty, a recruit
James Obrian, a recruit (but twice deserted from Harford.
Thomas Hanan a Deserter sent to Annapolis by Capt Praul &
from thence deserted & again taken up & reenlisted on pretence of
being discharged by the Council.
John Jones, a Deserter from Balt. Town, twice deserted
Edwd Hawkins a Deserter from Annapolis
James Fitzgeral a recruit, twice deserted from me.

August 28

[J. Bolton, Chestertown, to Gov. Lee]

Sir The Butcher that furnishes me with meat for the Maryland
addl Regt recruiting here has not only sunk all his Money but his
Credit too, & unless I get a supply of Money to pay him, he can
supply me with no more, do therefore intreat you will convey me
some Money to pay him.
The order you sent me on the Collector for £4000 as I wrote you
before he can pay no part of till November, the Butcher tells me if
he has to wait till then it will break him up.
Beside paying the Butcher, its necessary I should have some
money to buy some Bacon, that when they have to March, they may
have salt meat, as fresh will not keep sweet more than one day; if
therefore you can send me one half of the sum now, it will serve for
the present, the remainder will endeavour to do without till
November



 
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