452 Journal and Correspondence.

Red Book
No. 23
March 15

[Peregrine Tilghman, Talbot County to Thos Sim Lee Esqr]

Sir Your favor of the 13^th Ins^t is now before me I shall do all in
My Power to forward the Flour &c in my Possession to Colo. Henry
Hollingsworth as therein directed. In my Letter of the 7^th Instant I
meant to beg Your Opinion not only as to the Seizure of Wheat
Flour &c purchased by the French Agents, but likewise as to the
Purchase made by the Commissarys for the Use of our Army, Acting
under Licence from you, on which Your Letter is silent. I wish not to
be troublesome, but as I would avoid giving Uneasiness to Persons
Acting under the Legal Authority of the State, I shall forbear taking
into My Possession any Wheat, Flour &c Purchased by the Com-
missarys or their deputies having such License, Untill favor'd with
Your Opinion particularly on the head, not being clear in my own
either as to the Letter or Spirit of the Law respecting such pur-
chases.

March 15

[John Green To The Honourable Govourner and Council]

I do agree To Serve in the State boat Dolphin as Commander
For £150 p month, and to be allow'd for the use of my self and people
i o Gallons of rum 10 £bs Coffee or I £b⁸ Tea with 12 £b⁸ Shugar
p month Likewise and to be allow'd provisions as has been usual
In the State Servis my pay to Commence from the first day of this
preasant Month
Sirs This is to inform you that I am desirous to know upon what
terms I am to Continue as Commander of the boat Dolphin, and
upon what terms I am to Ship men, for the said Boat, if the Wages
and prevolidge allow'd me, is sufficient to support me, I am willing
to Continue as Command^l of the said boat, after being in the service
for this three years past as an Officer, I hope it will pleas your Hon-
ours to think of me for servis done.

March 17

[John Moale Baltimore County Green Spring Forrest to Gov Lee]

S^r Six days after I was qualified as one of the Commissioners for
procureing Flour & other provisions for the Army, I was taken with
the Gout, which confined me to my Bed three Weeks & to my House
upwards of five, & am now only able to ride short Distances. I have
collected in flour & Wheat to amount of near Two Hundred Bar-
rells of Flour if my Health had continued, should have collected a
much larger quantity, nevertheless am hopefull the State will not
suffer much by my being incapable of acting as M^r Stevenson col-
lected in my Rideing & what remains I will try to get. during my
illness M^r Andrew Buchanan promised me to inform you of what
I had done which he tells me he did, which is the reason I did not
write to you before this. M^r Buchanan informs me that it will not
be disagreeable to you, to have the Flour stored at Fells Point, there-