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have been unfeeling to have ordered Him out. My Effects and Pro-
visions were sent out of the Enemies way upon their coming up and
my Craft sent up to the Head of Chester River where one of them
had been for many weeks. I wish to give the Governor and Council
any further Satisfaction respecting my Conduct. I went on board in
the Day Time and remained but a few Minutes and made no Secret
of my design in going on board. If I have violated the Law it was
from Ignorance alone. If I have given umbrage to your Excell^y or
the hon^ble Council, I am sorry for it.

May 1

[James Lloyd, Parley, Kent County to The Honorable the Council
for the Eastern Shore of Maryland.] (Favor of Mr. Mat.
Tilghman, Jun^r)

As I am favored with a good opportunity to Talbot I do myself the
pleasure to inform you that the Vessels which were seen yesterday
morning from Eastern Neck are the property of M^r Yellott of Bal-
timore. They are schooners — two of them just arrived from the
West Indies — the third a prize taken by them in this Bay. This is
the report of one of HodgeS^ts Skippers an intelligent negro man who
says he conversed with them — that they told him all the Enemy's
vessels were up James River and that they did not see a sail on their
passage up the Bay. I have heard of the expedition to the Islands and
hope it will be successful. This County has nearly made up its quota
of Recruits and there are some from Q. Ann's, in Chester Town.
The whole number fifty six and most of them very fine fellows.
General Wayne with between 12 and 15000 of the Pennsylvania Line
on their way to the Southward, is at York Town He waits there
untill he can procure money for the Troops. I have nothing more to
add than that with great Esteem

May I
[Indorsed
"This and
the letter of
30th Ap^l
AnS^td 3^d
May"]

[Benj'n Griffith, Com., Baltimore, to Gov. Lee.]

IncloS^td you have a Return of all the Provisions 1 have Receipted
for up to the 30^th April and the Diferent Mills and Places it is Stor'd
in. And likewise the Quantity Diliver'd the Unighted States which
I have Recruits for Pray send me five hundred pounds State Money
to pay for the Cattle Purchased for the Marques by your Order

May 1

[Don'1 Yeates, D. Q. M. Elk, to the Governor and Council.]

I must inform you I have rec^d only, of the supply of forage you
were pleased to order me at this Post, seventy Bush^s Indian Corn,
not any Hay, I have applyed to Col^o Hollingsworth and M^r Williams
but have no prospect of being Assisted, the deficulties thro' the want
of these Articles is extreme I need not repeat them, I rest Assured
of your disposition to enquire into the causes of your order not being
complied with, and the circumstances being remedied as soon as is
in your power, there is undoubtedly large Quantities of these Articles

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