494 Journal and Correspondence.

Brown Book
No. 3

of the Maryland Line. Nine Artillery Officers and four of Infantry,
march with the Ordinance & Stores, who will be in immediate want
of money to defray the expences of their march to Richmond, and
can receive it by the hands of Captain Dorsey. I think it advisable
to forward the residue to Richmond, to be delivered into the hands
of the Regimental Pay Masters in proportion to the number of
Officers, who will receive it from the hands of the Paymasters &
become regularly charg'd therewith.

May 15
Red Book
No. 26
Letter
No. 152

[U Forrest Lt Colo Com'dr Annapolis to His Excellency Govr Lee]
Sir There are in this City between twenty and thirty Continental
Soldiers who require the Assistance of a Physician about one half
of this Number are ill of trifling complaints and will not I appre-
hend require much medicine or care to restore their Health; the
Remainder, say about fourteen, are exceedingly ill, will require
fresh Provisions and Attentive Care. I have order'd the Continental
Quarter Master at this Post (M^r Bullen) to Procure Comfortable
Barracks and Accomodate them with wood, and must request that
your Excellency will order to be deliver'd to him what Mattresses
there are in the State Store, with a few blankets for such as are
without, and sheets for those who may require them, exact returns
of which I will have the Honor to hand in, so soon as they can be
made out, I must also request that you furnish a sufficient sum of
money to Procure fresh Provisions, Vegetables &c for those whose
situation render Salt Flesh improper, and that your Excellency will
be pleased to appoint some Physician to Attend them, Doctor Mur-
ray has hitherto done it to perfect Satisfaction, but I apprehend that
Gentleman could afford and might be got to attend them on less
expensive Terms.

May 13

[L. Williams to Auditor's Office, Colo. Uriah Forrest, Annapolis]

Col^o I was at the Auditors office on Saturday last to settle my
Account I find you have creditted me for the money paid you at
Baltimore last Summer on my way to camp but have not given my
acco^l credit for the Bounty Paid Zachariah Lyles. Benjamin .....
Edward ... & John Alby which amounts to 800 Dollars a list of
which I left with you at the same time. Perhaps Serg^t Parrot
settled for the above men if he did his intentions are to wrong me.
youl please to Acquaint my Brother (the Bearer of this) how the
affair stands as he will have it settled in my absence

May 16

[Thomas Smith, Senepuxent to His Excellency
Thomas Sim Lee Esqr.]

Sir I lately arrive in this Port from the Island of Bermuda in a
Sloop, laden with Salt and Molases for the use of the State of Mary-
land. I therefore pray your Excellency's and Council's permission