494 Journal and Correspondence

C. S. C.

100 lbs. of Tallow or what they can git and send down by the
vesell that brought the Guns. I am
Your most obedent Servt.
Stephen Steward

[J. Hollingsworth to Council.]

Baltimore November 30^th 1776.
Sirs.
I have a large parcell of Powder, that Capt. Martin brought
in that he says is for Philadelphia Pleas let me now what I
am to doe with it I shall have all the flowr for Capt. Martin
deliver'd this day from the mills I would bee glad to now if I
ought to continue the mills grinding for mee, — as it is some
disadvantage to let them ingage with other people there is
severall Prise vesells here, will you want any of them, the
Prise Schooner has sum rum on bord I will give io^s p^r Gallon
for it all, if you can or will sell it. Pleas write mee on this
matter, the powder in particular,
from your humble Serv^t
Jesse Hollingsworth.

Sirs. Inclosed you have a charg which I have paid for 2
hund. on bord the 92. Pleas let the Capt. have it.
Capt. Rogers, I have paid for Mikell Mackenier £1. 4. 10.
Pleas to charge him with it and you will oblige mee he was
taken by the constable, from
Nov^r 29, 1776. Jesse Hollingsworth.

I paid for Mikell Mackenier 28 of the month £2. 12. o for
his Bord. So that I have paid for him in the whole £3. 16. 10.
Jesse Hollingsworth.

Original.

[J. Hollingsworth to Council.]

Sirs. Capt. John Garey is in want of a Mate as he informs
Mee, there is a Good looking yongue man that came Mate of a
Prise Skooner taken by Cap^t Cook that is willing to Emedetly
Enter with Cap^t Garey as Mate But Capt. Cook will not
Releas him without your Orders so would have you write him
I have done all in my Power to Get him But it Don' seem satis-
factory to Cap^t Cook as I have wrote you so often this day I
ad No More from your Humble Servant
November 30 1776 Jesse Hollingsworth

hee has a Boy Prentis to him Sellf which hee expects with
him Pleas Name it to Cap^t Cook. I have aplied to Cap^t
Cook in Person hee says hee must have your Instructions
has not seen Mr Nicollson the Guge of the Court of Admal-