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teen of which I Returned for the Use of the United States Army, the
Evidence I Reserved for my family. And had Rec'd Thirty Barrels
of it in a Store Convenient for Transportation when Mr William
Kilgore one of the Commissioners appointed for this County Pur-
suant to an Act of the General Assembly passed last December Seized
it in the hands of Hayden and paid him a Certificate at the Rate of
Thirty seven Pounds Ten Shillings p Barrel, Altho he was Pre-
viously informed by others and myself of my having Discharged the
contract. Many People in this County Complain of having Two
Commissions paid on the Necessaries for the Army but with Much
more lustice will they be disturbed when they come to know that so
much more money was Paid than there was an Occasion for. I
should be glad of your Excellencies directions in this matter which
I hope to have by Return of Mr Athan Ford who will have the Honor
of Delivering you this. I Herewith Inclose My Appointment as
Assistant Commissary of Purchases for Calvert & Saint Maries
Counties
N. B The Lydia Long Boat which the late Govr was so good as
lend me is still in my care, I would have sent her up to Annapolis
long since, but she is not trust worthy to Send up the Bay, I should
be Glad your Excellcy would inform me what I am to do with her.
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No. 26
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[George Washington, Head Qrs. Morris Town, Circular to
His Excellency Gov Lee]
Sir Your Excellency will have received I presume before this,
a Transcript of an Act of Congress of the 25th of last month, calling
on the several States for Specific quantities of provision. Rum &
Forage for the Army, and directing the Articles of Supplies to be
collected and deposited at such places in each of the States, as should
be judged most convenient by me. In the case of a defensive war
like ours, which depends almost wholly on the movements and opera-
tions of the Enemy, it is difficult if not impracticable to fix on places
of Deposit for Stores, which may not be rendered improper by sub-
sequent events, & all we can do upon such occasions, is, to collect
them where it shall apear from a comparative view of circumstances,
that they will be probably secure and most likely to facilitate the
purposes intended. I have considered the point with respect to the
supplies required of your State, and I beg leave to inform your
Excellency, that it appears to me, they should be deposited at the
following places & in the proportions set against each respectively,
Viz
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Brown
Book No. i
Letter
No. 31
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