Letters to the Council. 4^o5

should Happen to Waggon or Horses that they must be Paid for
them what Ever they are Valued at before they set off. If I had
Authority for Impressing Waggons to go as far as Susquehannah
only I think after Getting them that far Could Prevail on them to
Continue the Whole Jurney or Procure other Waggons there

Red Book
No. 30

[Sam Huntington, President Philadelphia, to the Govr (Lee)
of Maryland]

(Circular) Sir Your Excellency will receive herewith enclos'd
two Acts of Congress of the 13^th & 14^th Instant
The former containing the regulations relating to prisoners of
War whether taken by the Continental Troops or captured by the
Arms of any particular State either by sea or Land.
Many difficulties have frequently occurred for want of such a
general regulation too numerous to be recited. It is that the
first paragraph of the Act recommending to the Executive of the
several States to transmit to Gen^l Washington with all possible
Expedition the names & rank of all Officers & the number of privates
belonging to the Enemy held as prisoners of war in each State and
the places they are at &c should be complied with as soon as possible
by those States that have any number of prisoners.
The other Act of the 14^th Instant recommending to the Legis-
lature of the several United States to make provision when not
already made for conferring like priviledges & Imunities on the
Subjects of his most Christian Majesty as are granted to the Subjects
& inhabitants of these United States by the recited Articles in the
Treaty & Commerce will no doubt be chearfully complied
with by each of the States
His most Christian Majesty as soon as the Treaty became known
published an Edict conformable to that article exempting the
Subjects & Inhabitants of these

I have the honour to be with every Sentiment of respect Your
Exc^ys hble Serv^t

January 18
Red Book

No. 7
Letter
No. 23

[William McBryde to Gov. Lee]

Sir Agreeable to a Commission Received in April Last, to Pur-
chase Flower &c. I Bot 152 Barrells & Wrote Governor Johnston
Twice about it; seeing from a Late Resolve of Convention that the
army have Suffered for want of Bread, (which I am Sincerely Sorry
for) thought it proper to inform you, that the flower is Still in my
Grainery, but Some of it, is Turn'd a Little Sour, tho' Good when
Purchased, being Last May; as I had a Ballance on hand belonging
to the State, have Laid it out in Corn, for that Purpose, but should
this Step be Disagreeable, Can in a Days Notice Turn it to Money

January 19