492 Journal and Correspondence.

May 9

[J. Randall Head of Elk to Capt Atkisson, Sloop Fly]

Sir You will Please to Proceed to Annapolis where I expect you
will have to take on Board some Cloathing or Stores, for the Mary-
land Troops. You'll apply to the Governor and Council for Instruc-
tions should you arrive there before me

May 10
(See
Liber C C

No. 22
p. 100)

[David Poe Baltimore to His Excellency Governor Lee]

Sir I received Your Excellencies favour of the 8^th Instant the
Order mentioned in the Letter on the Collector Was not Inclosed
Owing I suppose to Multiplicity of Business on hand. Please to let
M^r Farmer have it, who will contrive it to me. If Your Excellency
should not have a speedy conveyance as I can do but Little untill it
arives for Want of cash

May 10

[John Baxter, Baltimore to J. T. Chase]

[Regrets he can not send money but has had the accounts for col-
lection for two weeks only. He will begin to collect them soon and
hopes to bring in a tolerable good sum, He thinks he is not bound
to pay over collections until July I.]

May ii

[W. Smith, Baltimore, to His Excy. Thos. Sim Lee Esqr]

Sir I am directed to acknowledge receipt of a letter from the
Council dated the 8^th Instant sign'd J. T. Chase Pres^t addressd to the
commissioners of Baltimore Town, inclosing a resolve of the general
Assembly respecting a Loan of two hundred thous^d pounds. On
receipt of this letter the inhabitants were immediately convened, and
the requisition laid before them. It appeared, unanimously, to be the
wish & desire of every one present, to comply fully with the demand
from the assembly, but the great scarcity of cash amongst the trading
people here at present, has prevented their complying so fully as they
wish'd to do, for so Laudable a purpose. Inclosed you have a list of
the money now sent by your returned express amounting to
£100,845.. o.. o which is the whole that is yet collected you may I
presume expect the further sum of Thirty or forty thousand pounds
more, in a few days, you may rely on every thing being done to pro-
mote this business that possibly can.
You'll please to observe there is £593.. 13...4 hard money amongst
that now sent, which the several subscribers agree to receive again
either in Specie or continental at Sixty for one. Many persons have
offerd to contribute on this occasion, provided they may be allow'd
to pay in such kind of goods as may be necessary for the officers
& Soldiers.
When the collections are compleated you shall be furnished with
the list of the whole the present being imperfect. Many persons hav-
ing only paid in part