Letters to the Council. 467

Cloth Breeches, and Overhalls to one man at this season of the year,
I have Agreed with Taylors to make the Cloathing at Seventy Dol-
lars, the suit, should be Glad to Hear what they are made at in Other
Parts of the State.

April 7

[John Thompson, Queen Ann's County to Gov Lee]

Gent. I this Instant rec^d a Letter from the Clk of your Committee
wherein you Desire to know the Quantity of flour & ^ca by the Act
for the Immediate Supply of Flour and other Provisions for the
Army. Flour there is none in my District Except One Hundred and
forty Eight B^lls purchased by the French Agent, which I am Directed
by the Governour and Council to Detain until further Orders
I have got into John Rawlings's Mill at the Head of Chester Two
thousand four hundred Eighty Nine Bushells and one peck of Wheat
Manufacturing into Flour, of which One Hundred and Sixteen Bar-
rels is sent forward by the way of Duck Creek, and fifty Barrels in
the Mill ready to go, on the return of the Waggons.
I expect to get about six Hundred Bushells of Wheat more into
the Mill, and shall do all I possably Can to hasten the Manufacturing
of the Whole. Had it not been for the Inclemency of the Season and
the Difficulty of procuring Barrels to put the Flour in I think I cou'd
nearly have had the Whole sent forward by this time. I have sent
on three Hundred and Seventy Bushells of Corn and fifty five
Bushells of Rye, And have about four hundred Bush^l" of Corn Col-
lected ready to send on as soon as I can procure a Vessel. The Price
of Wheat is Twenty Pounds p^r Bushell Corn ten pounds p Bushell
and Rye ten pounds p^r Bush^l

April 7
Red Book
No. 30
Letter
No. 25

[Joseph Marbury to Gen. Smallwood]

[Recommends Edward Hamilton for a commission.] (On April
15, he wrote to Col. Forrest to the same effect and Hamilton was also
recommended by Francis Ware to Smallwood upon April 13).

April 7
Brown
Book 5
Nos. 68, 70,
72

[Josias Carvil Hall to Gov. Lee]
[Recommends ———— Rutledge for a commission.]

[Van Swearingen Commissioner to Gov. Lee]

A Return of Wheat Rye and Corn Purchased by Van Swear-
ingen one of the Commissioners for Fred^k County Agreeable to the
Act of Assembly for s^d Purpose 61 Bushel wheat £15, 50 J Bushel
wheat £19 73! Bush^l Rye £12.. 10 4 D^o Rye £15 1230 Bush^l Corn
£9.. 10 40 Bush^l Corn £10 Total of Wheat Rye & Corn ii£ 77! 1270

April 7
Brown
Book 5
No. 97

April 8

[Joseph Dashiell, Worcester County, to Gov. Lee]
Sir I Rec^d a letter from the Council of the 28 Ult. relitive to
Recrutes Ras'd in this County

April 10
Red Book
No. 26
Letter
No. 38