January 1-December 31, 1781 513

[Memo of Richard Conway to Mr. James Adam and
John Langden]

Brig Alexandria, Burthen Eighty Tons or Thereabouts mounts
12 Carriage Guns Six pounders Each. Commanded by Cap^t John
Tho^s Boucher with Forty men.
N. B. The Brig Alexandria is owned by John McLure, Rob^t T.
Hooe, Rob^t Adam and Rich^d Conway.

October 4

[Thos Beall of Geo for T. Richardson, Geo. Town, to His Excellency
Thos. S. Lee Esq^r]

Please inform me how the pasturage of Cattle is to be Settled and
at what price whether I am to pay them money or Certificates there
has been a good many Waggons ImpreS^td to haw^l flour, the People
calls on me for payment, shall I settle with them, give Certificates or
am I to pay them money
There is no Liquors to be procured in this County I am informed
that Mess^rs Rawlings & Price are likely to do something Clever in
this way
our New Money will not pass Current here at present, the gen-
eral Cry is hard Stuff. I am hardly able to hire a Single hand to
store flour for the new money, but am in hopes as soon as the Sher-
iffs begins their Collections it will give the money in some Measure
a New life.

October 4

[Chas. Blake, Corsica, to His Excel. Thos. Sim Lee]

First by M^r Middleton and then by M^r Bast I inform'd y^r Excell :
that I had 369 head of Cattle 55 of which I sent off by Mid-
dletons Boat the rest remain on land; and as I before inform'd are
losing fast the pastures being all gone. I should be happy in getting
y^r orders what to do with them. Col^o Blaine desired me to kill and
send them to York by Vessels he was to send, but I have never yet
seen the Vessels, and suppose by his not sending they are not wanting
there; unless something is done with them very soon I shall have
the Mortification of sending (instead of fine beef when procur'd)
nothing but bones. If they should be wanting to the Southward
please to order the officer in Annap: to send Vessels for them as
there are none here. I can have them all kill'd and salted on board
in seven days.
[P. S.] Immediate orders would be a great saving of beef.

October 5

[Dan'l Jenifer, Port^o, to Gov. Lee.] (By Mr. Verdin)

Your Letter of the 29^th Ult^o I yesterday rec^d and shall send off
the horses to-morrow there is among them a small Bay horse with
a Roan tail if he shou'd be thought under size, 1 will gladly exchange

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October 5
Red Book
No. 29
Letter 52