286 Journal and Correspondence

Liber C C

No. 22
p. 175

[Council to James Calhoun Esqr.]

Sir We send you by the Bearer Jonathan Parker 250 £ in new
Money at 40 for 1 to 10,000 £. Pray let us know what has been
done about M^r Smith's Flour and your Prospect of Purchasing.
Since writing the above, we have received yours of the 10^th Our
Proclamation continuing the Embargo, which Jonathan Parker
carries up, will prevent any Interference between you and M^r
Mathews and every other Person, as none of the prohibited articles
can be exported without Permission. If we find we can, without
Detriment to the State, give Licence to the Bank to export Flour,
upon Application from them, we shall do it in such a Manner as
will prevent the numerous Evils that would certainly result from
a Competition beween our State's Purchasers and others. If M^r
Smith will permit us to take such of the Flour as is good, we request
M^r Donnellan to receive it as before directed.

[Council to Jeremiah Jordan Esqr.]

Sir We received yours of the 20^th Ult^o and are sorry to find you
have on Hand so large a Quantity of Corn damaged, particularly at
a Time when Provision is so extremely wanted for the Army. If it
is in such a Condition that you could obtain new Corn for it in the
Fall, it still may be proper to answer for the Army; if so, we request
you to forward it and any other you have on Hand. Should any
remain, in your Opinion, so much damaged as not to be proper tc

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forward, we think it would be best to have it sold immediately. We
request you to let us know whether you received our Letter of the
21^st Aug^l & what you have done in Consequence of it and that you
send to the Treasury immediately, whatever you have received.

September
12

Liber C B
No. 23
p. 193

Tuesday 12 September 1780

Present as on yesterday
Ordered That the western shore Treasurer pay to Sol^o Stympson
Sixty two Pounds ten shillings of the New Emission of this State
on Account.
Ordered That the Commissary of Stores deliver to Lieut. John
Chever of the late Cap^t Gales Comp^a of Artillery Linen for 2 Shirts
and Cloth for a waistcoat & Breeches and also 1 p^r shoes and Stock-
ings to be Accounted for.
That the Collector of the Tax for Montgomery County pay to
Cnl^o Snlomnn Stympson Contractor for Waggons and Teams in
said County Twelve thousand Pounds to be Accounted
That the issuing Commissary deliver to Capt. William Beatty of
the 7^th Reg^t 8 Gallons of Rum 32 is Sugar & 18 is Coffee in full of