Letters to the Council. 485

I stand Recognzd to Apear at the Gen^l Court on Acc^t of the Corn
Which Belong'd to this State that I sold & have since Settled the
acc^ts with M^r Turner, When I was Down with the Late Govn^r &
Council & Laid the Whole matter before them your Honour was one
of the Council at same time When the Govn^r in Council told me I
need not Concern myself any more About it for that if they Did not
Stop the Action you would, & sent a Letter by me to M^r James
Calhoun Which I Deliverd, but it apears the action is not Stop^d
I shall be Glad to Know if I must Come Down to Court & be Run to
Expeces for Doing Good to the Publick I am so huried about the
Vessels have not time to say more at Present. M^r Lemmon Knows
how the Afair who is the Bearer Excuse Hast

Red Book
No. 18

[Geo. p. Keeports Baltimore to His Excellency
Thomas Sim Lee, Esqr]

May It Please Your Excellency Inclosed is an Invoice of the
Cloths put on board M^r Middletons Boat I have Retained Nothing
but a Few Peices of Coarse brown Shalloon and Three peices Light
Colour'd Coarse broad Cloth and the coarse Cloth for Soldiers I have
sent Twelve Bolts of Oznaburghs which may Perhaps be made up in
Overalls at Annapolis, as I Find a Great Dificulty to get work Done
Here without Giving a Very High price Did not think the Canteens
worth Sending as they are made of Ceader Wood & Very Slight

Red Book
No. 30
Letter
No. 10
May i

[Js. Carvil Hall Baltimore Town to His Excelly Thos. Lee Esqr]

Sir I have taken the Liberty to inclose you a List of Soldiers
confined here with their respective Crimes. The Horses stolen are
recovered & I believe the most of the Goods. If left here after trial
they will be discharged & there is little probability of their ever
joining their Regiments again. If there is no impropriety in the
Measure & your Excellency should think with me that their Punish-
ment as Examples will be less useful than their Services as Soldiers
you will oblige me by giving such orders as will enable me to march
them to their Regiments.

May 2
Red Book
No. 28
Letter
No. 26

[Rene Buisson, Philadelphia, " A son Excelance Le Gouverneur du
Mary Land A Napolise."]

Monsieur. Suplie tres humblement Rene Buisson capitaine du
navire La felicite du Caylle St. Louis, actuelement amarre au Caije
de Baltimore pret a partire pour france a Lhonneur de vous Repres-
santir Monsieur qu'il est partie du Caylle pour se Randre yl y avec
un navire harme de 16 Cannon de 6 # De Balle et hautres menue
harmes pour Sa Deffance ayant une Commission Enguaire et quand
Consequance D'une harmement ausy Considerable et En faveur de
La Dit Commission yl auroit Engagee soisantes et dix hommes pour

May 3
Brown
Book No. 7
Letter
No. 8