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Maj^r Price not to have been consulted or asked how the affair
was really conducted before he counteracted Gen^l Dent's and
my conduct. I dont doubt Major Price will inform you of our
affairs here which prevents my troubling you thereon. Reports
having been spread to M^r Wolstenholme's prejudice relative
to a conversation passed between him and a Gondolo under
his Bank, without any foundation as I am informed by several
of his family who heard the conversation and were called on
by him for that purpose. I remain with regard

Your Obed^t Serv^t
Rich^d Barnes.

P. S. The substance of the letter from M^r Wolstenholme
to Governor Eden was to beg that he would use his endeavours
to procure him a passage in a ship that was going to England,
and that if he could be received with conveniency a Flag
might be sent from on board the Fleet for him. Under which
I wrote the following surtificate. By order of Gen^l John Dent,
I do hereby certify that if the above shall be approved of and
a Flag should be sent on shore every due respect should be
paid to it. Richard Barnes.

		Papers referred to by Colonel Barnes.
	Original	[Resolution of St. Mary's Committee.] Court House in Leonard Town July 1st 1776. In Committee. Present. Coll Abraham Barnes in the Chair. Major James Eden Colo Jno. H. Read Major Samuel Abell Maj. Ignatius Fenwick Capt. John Smith Mr Wilfred Neale Capt. Edward Abell Mr William Taylor Capt. Gerrard Bond Mr Henry Tubman Capt. Vernon Hebb. Mr Nicholas L. Sewall. On reading a letter from Danl Wolstenholme Esq Collector of his Majesty's Customs on North Potowmack, setting forth that by advice of his physicians, he intended to leave this prov- ince and return to Great Britain, his native country, on account of his infirm State of health, for which purpose he had obtained a warrant, from the Right Honorable the Lords Commission- ers of His Majesty's Board as Treasury in London. Yet the peculiar circumstances of the times, joined to his own inability to prosecute the intended voyage had unfortunately prevented him from embracing the opportunity, within the time limited by the aforesaid warrant. By which means he is utterly dis-