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C. S. J.

A. I do not. I neither wrote any such, nor ever heard of
any such:
38. Q. Do you know of any letter to the commanding
officer here on the subject :
A. No. I did not suppose the commanding officer here
could execute such an order, while the Council of Safety were
sitting :
39. Q. Was this the reason that the picked men were
sent :
A. No. the intention of sending them, is already
explained :
40. Q. What time did you receive the dispatches from
Virginia:
A. Sunday Evening :
41. Q. What time did you send them to Congress.
A. 4 OClk. Monday morning :
42. Q. Why was not the same dispatch used with respect
to us.
A. We thought it most respectful to appoint a deputation
to wait on the Council & the Gen^l could not go till the morning :
43. Q. Did you know what was contained in the packet to
the Congress.
A. There was no packet for the congress. There were
two or three private letters, & the let^r to M^r Hancock was in
Gen^l Lees handwrit^g
44. Q. In your letter to the Gen^t from Balt, why was Cap^t
Smith directed to go to Col. Fitzhugh's.
A. I did not order him to go there. I expected he would
have orders from the Council to proceed there, in case the
Gov^r had escaped before Cap^t Smith got to Annapolis :
45. Q. Did you give any directions to Capt. Nicholson
verbally or in writing.
A. I had conversed with Cap^t Nicholson on the propriety
of sending the tender, he concurred with me, & at my desire
ordered the tender to be got ready.
46. Q. Did you see Cap^t Nicholson's Instructions to his
Lieutenant.
A. Not till after the return of the officers & tender to Bal-
timore
47. Q. do you know of any intention to seize the Governor
at Col. Fitzhugh's.
A. I gave no such instructions and know nothing of any
such save what is hinted in Cap^t Nicholsons orders to his
Lieutenant:
48. Q. If seized at Col. Fitzhughs why not sent to Commee
of Calvert.
A. I have already informed you I gave no such orders to
Capt Smith.