326 Letters to the Governor and Council

[Account
filed in
Red Book
No. 27
Letter 100]

board I am prevented putting $6000 on board which I intended be-
cause the vigilance is redoubled at the Custom House, on acco^t of
some of the Porpoise's People, being detected in carrying off Money
as Capt. Weems cannot stay longer on acco^t of an Embargo which
will take Place after To-morrow.

June 10
Red Book
No. 27
Letter
100-A

[Inclosure]
Shipped by Rob^l Smith in good order & Condition, by Rob^l Smith,
in the Sloop Porpoise W^m Weems master one hundred sixteen cases
Sugar, one hundred & fifteen Hides & 20 pounds Jalap, on acco^t &
risque of the State of Maryland & to be deliver'd to the Governor
& Council or to their order (the Danger of the Sea & of the Enemy
excepted) Freight free, In witness whereof the Master of the said
Sloop hath affirm'd to three Bills of Lading all of this Tenor & Date
at Havana. 30^th June 1781 W^m Weems

June 30

[John Murdock, Montgomery County, to His Exc^y The Governeur
and The Honble The Council]

The Bearer Lieut^t Nicholls of Captain NichollS^ts Company of
select Militia, waits on you on Purpose to know whether all the
select Militia now stationed at George Town, may not be discharged
in Order to secure their Harvests, until further Orders.
I understand there are many of them who will suffer greatly by
their continuing on Duty; and as it doth not at present appear that
there is much Danger from the Enemy, A Respite may be very ad-
vantageous, not only to them, but probably to the State.

[June]
[See,
Votes and
Proceedings
of the
House of
Delegates
of the
State of
Maryland,
May
Session,
1781]

[Members of the House of Delegates]

We promise to become Subscribers of the Sums affixed to our
names on the scheme for an Emission in pursuance of the Act for
the Emission of Bills of Credit not exceeding Two hundred Thou-
sand Pounds on the Security of double the Value in Lands to defray
the expences of the present Campaign

Philip Key five hundred pounds 500
Edm^d Plowden five hundred pounds 500
John Cadwalader one thousand pounds 1000
J. Hall five hundred pounds 500
Nic^ls Worthington one Hundred Pounds 100
Frisby Freeland Two Hundred pounds 200
Thomas Gantts Two Hundred Fifty Pounds 250
E. Johnson Two Hundred pounds 200
Warren Dent Two hundred pounds 200
G. B. Causin. three hundred & fifty Pounds 350
Cha. Ridgely of W^m Three hundred pounds 300
Edw^d Lloyd Two Thousand Pounds 2000
John Winder two hundred Pounds 200
Arthur Whiteley Two Hundred pounds 200