416 Journal and Correspondence.

Red Book
No. 32

To lessen the great Expence of sending the Provisions the whole
way by Waggons, we have determined to send them by Land to An-
napolis to be lodged there untill the breaking up of the Ice, which
will enable us to forward them from thence by water much earlier
than we can expect to do from hence. Apprehending we should run a
considerable Risque of having such Provisions seized by the Com-
missioners appointed by the late Law, We request Your Excellency
will be so obliging as to grant us a Permission for sending said
Provisions to Annapolis & from thence by Water to Patuxent
agreeable to the List hereunto annexed. If there is a necessity for
making oath of the uses for which they are intended, we shall do
so before a Magistrate or the Naval Officer as you please to direct.
If you can conveniently oblige us with the Quantity of Salt Pro-
visions, Viz. 25 Barrels of Beef & 25 Barrels Pork untill our River
is open, that we cou'd send down by Craft, it will save us the heavey
Expence of Waggoning to Annapolis, And you may rely on our
replacing them as soon as the Navigation will permit, with those
of the best Quality, which we have cured for our own Vessels.
List of Provisions intended to be sent to Patuxent For the Use
of The Ship Buckskin, Ship Fanny Brigg Revenge, Brigg Hercules
& Brigg King Tammany Viz
IOOOO^H of Ship Bread 10 Barrels Flour 50 Barrels Beef & Pork
5 Casks of Butter 7 Boxes of Candles

February 4

[Sam Smith Balt Town to His Excell'y Thomas Sim Lee]

Sir I am inform'd that a Suit is order'd against M^r Allen Thomas
or Thomas & Craycroft for purchasing Wheat, Your Excell^y will
remember that I had the Permission of Gov. Johnson & the Council
to purchase Two thousand Bb^ls in Consequence of which permit
I order'd Mess" Thomas & Craycroft to purchase Wheat for accot
of the Board of War Virginia, & under this order they have pur-
chas'd 650 Bushells. I flatter myself your ExcelF will do me the
favor to stop the suit.

February 5

[Solomon Stympson Mountgomery County to Gov Lee]

May it [please] vour Excellency Sir On the 22^d day of Last
month I wrote you Fully concerning what progress I had made in
purchasing Grain which I delivered to the Sherif on the 23^d Imag-
ioning that by the Law he was Obliged to forward as it was a matter
concerned the publick. if I was mistaken I am Sorry for it I then
particularly wrote the circumstance of the People and all the Difi-
cultys attending the matter I Expected your further Instructions
before now to which Letter I Referr your Excellency.
I have still Continued purchasing tho' I am doubtfull of the
Delivery of some Little part of what I have purchased, since my