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Red Book
No. 25

well in the Neighbour"^l of Queen's Town we therefore beg leave to
mention M^r Tho^s Fitzsimmons and M^r Benjamin Sudler, And if
you think more will be necessary for the conveniency of the Publick,
as well for the Executing the Laws &c in Our County, we cheer-
fully submit the appointm^t of those ment^d as well others to your
Consideration, and request the fav. of you to lay the said Comm,
as well your Recommendation before his Excellency, and pray for
an Alteration, we have adjourned the Court untill the 15^th of Dec.
next when we hope to have the Comm returned.
p. S. You'l Please observe to his Excell^y that M^r Carradine is
moved out of the State and M^r Phil. Downes of the County.

November
3C

[Jas Calhoun D. Q M. Gl Baltimore to His Excellency
' Thomas S. Lee Esqr]
Sir I wrote Your Excellency on friday that a number of Vessels
were wanted at Elk to transport Troops to the Southward, since
which I have used my utmost endeavours to procure what were
necessary and have got same but the owners are so extravagant in
their demands that I am distressed to know what to do they ask
at least 307 p day for every Ton Burthen
I wish our Legislature would make some provision for procuring
Vessels and Carriages on any emergency the former rates allow'd by
it is by no means adequate to the prices of other things and on the
other hand people take advantage of any sudden and urgent necessity
for Craft or Teams. I hope your Excellency and Council will pardon
me if I take the liberty to request you will please mention this
matter to the Assembly who probably will make some alteration in
the present law.
We have no farther acco^t of the sick and Wounded French Troops
since I had the honor of writing your Excellency last, and are in
hopes they will be provided for in Virginia especially if no more
arrives than what came in two Ships which are all we yet hear of
being in our Bay. Should they come to Baltimore the Board of War
hath requested me to apply to Your Excellency & Council for the
use of the Barracks at the Fort. Doct^r" Bond deputy Director Gen^l
of the Hospitals has been with me to View them and his opinion is
they will not accomodate more than 60 or 70 Men. We have had
a House on Rent in Town which has been occasionally occupied
as an Hospital and as Barracks and will hold nearly the same number
as those at the Fort but this House is greatly out of repair I have
given orders to have it fitted up but can scarcely get a Workman to
do anything many of our Mechanicks have left the Town & others
turned Speculators so that we are difficulted to get the most trifling
matter done especially of Carpenters work.
Should the number of these Troops come that we expected they
will require more room than these two places and am afraid the