450 Journal and Correspondence.

March 13

[Peregrine Tilghman, Talbot County to Gov Lee]

Sir Having engaged Craft to carry the supplies from this County
to the head of the Bay, Obliges me to request a draught on the
Treasurer of this Shore for Seven or eight Thousand Pounds.
People who keep Craft have it not in their power to hire or pay
Hands necessary to navigate them but with the money arising from
their freights, and most people of that class of Life will sooner be
idle than not have their Wages paid as soon as earnt & often times
before. I must likewise begg to be furnished with two quire of
Certificates
I have been given Certificates for 467 Barr³ of Flour @ £10 p^r C^ts
1300 Bus^ls of Wheat @ 20 p B^s 500 Bus^ls of Corn @ £ 10 p^r B' &
shall have ab^t 233 barr^ls of Flour 2 or 300 Bush⁸ of Wheat & some
few Bush^s of Indian Corn more.
The Waggons that came down after Flour I supplied with For-
rage & a small q^ty of Flour for the Drivers &c.

March 13

[Solomon Stympson, Mount^ry County to His Excellency
Thos. Sim Lee Esqr]

May Please Your Excellency Since I had the Honour of seeing
you at Anapolis I have made but very Little purchases the whole
amount of my purchass is Three Barrels Flour one hundred thirty
four Bushells Wheat three hundred two and a half Bushells Rye
three Thousand three hundred and thirty three Bushells Corn the
whole at the former Price. As I have certificates to give for Shelling
Corn Waggonage Storeage &c if they are to be printed should be
Glad that they would be sent I have a few of the former Certificates
yett by me and it may be that I may gett more Grain but it is what
I do not Expect for it is Really scarce in my Nighbourhood. I have
Agreed with five or six Waggoners to carry the Corn to Georgetown
at forty Two pound Ten shilling p^r day and the Distance on an
Average I suppose to be about thirty five Miles I have Allowed
three days to perform the Jurney and Carry Eight Barrells at a Load
Allowing that they may Travell Twenty Miles per day some I Expect
is begun but for want of bages other cannot begin I have Received
no Linnen nor bages yett nor money to purchase them with, As I
find by the Law that I am to Receive Instruction from your Excel-
lency and the Councill should be Glad to have it as soon as possible
As I have not pressed anything as yett and the people that hath
Waggons do not Incline to go for the above price and I am Doubt-
full if I were to press and Call on the third person the price would
be much Greater, I have Delivered Certificates to the people mostley
and as soon as I Deliver the Remainder which I expect will be this
week I intend to Return the duplicates.