432 Journal and Correspondence.

Brown
Book No.8

your Excellency for Authority & money to recruit twenty Soldiers
in this State, Congress having been pleased to order an Augmenta-
tion of the Infantry serving under me.

February 23
Red Book
No. 26
Letter
No. 153

[Sam'l Farmer Lieut 3^d Maryland Reg't Baltimore to
Col Uriah For rest]

Sir. I Received your Favour of the 5^th Instant and have Reced
Seventeen Blanketts from M^r Keeports, & the Recruits is in Grate
Want of more and Cant Git them & the men is in Want of Overalls
and M^r Keeports will not have any made Before he has Orders
From the Governor I Hope that you Will send an order By Ser j t
Howard to M^r Keeports to have them made for the men & They are
in Want of Hatts and Coats Vestcoats & Shoes But Stand in the
most need of the Over Halls

Red Book

No. S
Feb. 23
Letter
No. 94

[Geo Plater & James Forbes, Philadelphia to Gov. Lee]

Sir We herewith forward to your Excellency the Act of Congress
relative to furnishing the Officers with Cloathing, & in Compliance
with your Requisition, moved that you might have Permission to
draw on the Continental Treasury in the State for reimbursing
such Supplies. The Congress declined to give their Opinion upon
the Subject & commited it to an especial Committee; when they
report, we shall not fail to give you the Result of their Deliberation
in the mean Time, we think, no ill Consequence can attend drawing
on that Fund for the above Purpose. We have the Honor to be with
the highest Sentiments of Respect Y^r Excellency's most ob^l & very
h^ble Servants

February 23
Red Book
No. 7
Letter
No. 175

[Ben Stoddert, Secry, War Office, to His Excy The Govr Lee]

Sir I have the honor to forward to Your Excellency, a return of
the officers & men belonging to the State of Maryland, attached to
the additional & Independent Corps, therein specified. It may not
be unnecessary to observe, that the Original returns from which this
was taken, were made out some months ago, since which many
alterations must undoubtedly have taken place, and of course the
present, together with the returns before sent, contain but a very
inaccurate State of the Troops of Maryland, attached to the add^l &
Independent Corps.

February 25

[Sam Gadman A. A County, Elk Ridge Land^g To his Excellency
Thomas Sim Lee, Governor of Maryland, & his H^ble Council]

Whereas information has been made to me, one of the lustices
assigned to keep the Peace, in said the County, that a certain John
Hobbs, in the County aforesaid, being pursuant to an Act of As-