428 Journal and Correspondence.

February 15

[Jo. Baxter, Balt, to Gov. Lee]

Sir Previous to my receiving Charge of the Goal, Joel Higgen-
bottom made his Escape and has not since been apprehended, there-
fore suppose it unnecessary to transmit the papers to your Excel-
lency

February 18
Red Book
No. 29
Letter
No. 18

[Th Johnson, Fred Town to Gov. Lee]

Sir presuming the Gov^r and Council has the Power of imprison-
ing a dangerous Person I inclosed you a Copy of a Commitm^t of
one Wall as such by Doct^r Thomas who I think was not bailable
though M^r Young and M^r Scott thought otherwise, this Wall is
thought by D^r Thomas to be very much devoted to the British
Officers and from what has past no Body can doubt his best Ser-
vices in bringing or carrying Intelligence, the Letters were brought
in a tin Case a circumstance left out of the comm^t and probably
would not have been heard of but for one of our people being mixed
in a Crowd of the British who got about Wall on his Return from
Virg⁸. If you and the Council should think proper to commit Wall
I think it ought to be to some other prison than this and as it appears
to me it will be a very ill consequence and Example that this man
should be suffered to go at large in our State

February 18

[John Randall, Philadelphia to Gov. Lee]

Sir I was just Setting out for this place when Capⁿ Keeports
arriv'd at Camp with the Officers & Soldiers Cloathing, I had before
his Arrival made the inclosed purchase at Morris Town I wish I had
extended it to the Article of Rum. I find it higher than I conceiv'd it
possible, from ninety to a hundred Dollars p^r Gallon. I shall purchase
Tobacco and Soap for a two Months Supply for the Officers and
Soldiers. The Ballance of the Money sent I shall lay out in Rum
with half of what was sent for the Recruiting Service, General Gist
thinks it may be replac'd from the State before it will be wanted this
will go but little way in supplying that extravagant article.
The General has inclos'd a list of Articles, the Officers propose
taking in lieu of the Stated Allowance this will save so consider-
able a Sum, Monthly, that it induced me to issue accordingly if this
should not be approvd of, the extra Articles they now Receive
I can deduct hereafter. As the Act of Assembly has not provided
for, nor precluded the Brigade Staff Officers acting in the Maryland
Brigades. Chaplains, Commissaries, Forrage and Waggon Masters
I wish to be instructed, fully with respect to them, also the Baron
De Calb and his Aids, who are not of the Maryland line, I beg
likewise to know if supplies are to be issued for January past and
whether the Officers on furlough are to receive the back supplies on
their return to Camp. Some of them wish to have money paid them
in lieu thereof, others give their mess mates orders to receive for