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which were appointed last Spring & this Fall, to deliver over to my
Assistants all Flour which remains in their Possession, who have
directions to forward the same,
M^r Dallam has been lately delivering M^r Smith (Agent for the
French Consul) a considerable quantity of Flour which I expected,
it is very hard that his Magazines should be fill'd with Flour when
I can assure your Excellency our Army has been seven Days without
Bread, and preparing to go into Winter Quarters with empty Maga-
zines, the Idea distresses me exceedingly.
Your Excellency & Council will please to take these matters into
your most serious Consideration & adopt such measures as will
enable my Assistants to obtain all the spare Flour in State else the
Army will undoubtedly Suffer.
I was happy when at Annapolis in finding your Honourable As-
sembly disposed to render every Aid to procure the quota of Flour
& to detect all kind of Monopoly of Provisions, which will be of
infinite service to the public

December 8
Red Book
No. 24
Letter
No. 3

[Conrad T. Wederstrandt Kent Island to His Excellency
Thomas Sim Lee Esquire]
Sir Aquila Brown has my direction to purchase what good beef
he can on this Island: He will in a day or two wait on your Excel-
lency and inform you of what he can do therein or write you on the
Subject. He thinks there is but little quantity to be had and I have
desired him to buy what he can deliver at Broad creek ferry not
exceeding a dollar p pound. M^r Rawlins says he will send it over &
deliver it at M^r Crissoll's office for twenty dollar p beef or five
dollars p quarter. I think his terms high, If you please to send a
Vessel for it or accept his terms, please to inform M^r Brown who
will not neglect to procure the beef on the best terms as soon as
possible. I shall immediately on the main endeavour to execute as
much of your order as will be in my power & on the best terms I
can. Should the quantity M^r Brown procure here & that I buy on
main exceed your order I shall take the overplus on the account of
the United States, if you should not want it, and will if agreeable
pay M^r Crissoll for securing it and furnish him Salt to do it. M^r
Brown will want money to pay for the purchase he makes which I
hope you'll have in your power to order to him

December 9
Red Book
No. 24
Letter

No. 2

[Conrad T. Wederstrandt, Queen Ann's County to His Excellency
Thomas Sim Lee Esquire]

Sir John Beale Bordley Esquire being in Philadelphia and the
Superintendent of his farm on a Journey that way I can't purchase
his beeves 'till he returns and perhaps not at all, as I am told they
are to be disposed otherwise, which I shall know as soon as I see