January 1-December 31, 1781 485

[Wm. Whiteley, Caroline County, to the Governor and Council]

Your Excellency & Honours I have sent forward two more of
our Drafts and one Substitute which is all we have ketcht of those
that deserted and I apprehend we shall hardly get aney more of them
for I believe the rest of them have left the state — there will be an
application made to your Bord by M^r Gibson in Respect to one
Allimby Millington who was drafted in this County and has since
kept out of the way — he holds himself as a Militia Man of Talbot
County but he was a living in this County at the time of the Draft
and was taken down by the Assesser as a fifteen shilling Man I shall
submit to your determination weather we have a Right to hold him
as a Draft or not.

September 10

[Fran^s Hall, Queens Town, to His Excellency Thomas Sim Lee,
Esq^r] (By favor Col^o Tilghman)

The Inclos^d letter I rec^d yesterday you will see it is a letter from
Glasgow as I wish to steer Clear of all sensure I thought proper
to send it to your Excellency he speaks of one in Clos^d which did
not Come to my hands I got the letter I send you in the State I send
it open^d, there is a Gentⁿ in this neighbourhood has got a letter from
the same person which is the letter I suppose he speaks of, the Gentⁿ
will send his letter by first oppertunity I make no doubt to your
Excellency I am Sir your most ob^t H^ble Serv^t

September 11

[John Crawford Jr, Port Glasgow to Francis Hall, Esq^r, Queens
Town, Queen Anns County, Maryland, North America] (For-
warded by John Marshall)

Last year I was made happy to hear of all my good friends in
Queen Anns by a young Lady of this Country who had resided
some time in your agreeable Family
By this time I suppose you'll have forgot your old friend Craw-
ford, But I can assure you, that Crawford has reason niver to forget
you and good M^rs Hall for the many Kind Civilitys Shewn me, when
in Maryland. Many are the disagreeable events that have happened
Since I left you, now ne'r Eight years
If this should reach you It will only Serve to tell you, That I am
well and Maried to a most agreeable young lady by whom I have
had two Children, one of which is in life (a son). That my Name
sake John, and M^r & M^rs Peacock, And Robert Campbell are all
well; What think you of the old Batchelor Robin to marry a young
girl of twenty.
May all Manner of Happyness Attend you M^rs Hall and family
[P. S.] Please forward the Inclosed. It would make me ex-
tremely happy to hear from you with your Queenstown news.

May 27