412 Journal and Correspondence,

January 3 1

by the late act, Each public Officer in the staff is obliged to take
Certain Oaths, on or before the first of February, or be liable to a
fine. I have this day applied to a Magistrate to see the Oath, who
informs me, it is not come into the County, therefore cant be Com-
ply'd with. I am very loth to Violate the law, when I know it, or
Run the hazard of Paying Penaltys but at the same time cant think
of letting the whole Business Stop, as in that Case the most fatal
Consequences would, befal the Army, if any Advantage should be
taken of my Acting, untill I have an Opportunity of Complying with
the Law, I Flatter myself of your Indulgence.
p. S. inclosed is a bill of the money Rec^d on Loan for which
Certifycates are wanting

January

[C. Theo Wederstrand D. A. C. P., Church Hill, Queen Ann's
County to Gov. Lee]

Sir Colonel Blaine by his letter of the 12^th instant informes me
Thomas Harwood Esquire has one hundred and fifty thousand Dol-
lars to pay me on account of Public purchases; not knowing when
I may have in my power to be in Annapolis and being in great want
of money, I must desire your Excellency to send me an order on the
Treasurer of the Eastern shore for that sum if practicable to be done,
which I suppose may, by inclosing it in a letter forwarded by the
post to Wilmington or Philadelphia from whence the Eastern post
could bring it down to Queen's Town Inclosed in my letter of the
22^d Ult^o you have an account of Your Ten barrels of flour amounting
to £1212.. 5...2 now laying in a Store at Emerson's landing on Wye
river, which could not be ready to send by the Plater, but has been
there since the 20^th and the hard weather setting prevented it to be
forwarded to Annapolis. The 2^d Instant I inclosed in an other letter
to your Excellency an account of 5233" of beef purchased for this
State, sent to Annapolis by the Plater amounting to £2i23..9..io|
and Informed that no more could be purchased at that rate John
Beale Bordley Esquire having disposed of his Cattle, however I
suppose you have not received either of those letters as I am in-
formed the boat who was to take them over the bay is fast in the Ice.

February I
Red Book
No. 27
Letter

No. S

[P Adams, Philad, to Gov Lee]

Sir This day the arrangement made Out by the Baron De Kalb,
and handed you, for the promotion of Officers in the Maryland Line,
was delivered to me by the Board of War
I observe the Baron has comited making out an accurate return
of such Officers as were intitled to promotion at that time, you'll
find that the first and fifth Regiments were vacant, the first from the
1^st Aug^t and the latter the 23^rd Oct^r Col^o Woolford, and myself are
to succeed to the com^d as being next in succession, should you think