Letters to the Council. 495

to take out to said Island, the quantity of twelve hundred Bushels
of Indian Corn, twenty Barrels of Bread and Flour and twenty
ditto of Pork. Should the State want either of said Articles, M^r
Robert Dennis will barter the same for a quantity of Corn, which is
in the Hands of Col^o Dashiel of Worcester County

May 16

[David Smith, Cecil County to Council]

[Desires to be admitted as attorney and, therefore, requests that
he be not reappointed as Justice of the Peace.]

May 17

[H. Hollingsworth, Head of Elk, to the Council]

Gentlemen The principle part of the troops having gone on to the
Southard, gives me leisure to Examine a little into the State of the
Wheat and flour at this post and its neighborhood (on State account)
inclosed is an account of wheat and Flour received at this post since
my last the greatest part of the Wheat is manufactured and now
sending on at the time the second request was made to me for flour,
by the Board of War being at George Town on Sassif ras river, when
I rec^d their request (which was very pressing) Immediately ordered
a quantity of Flour, 60 odd Bb^ls then at George town to this place
and from thence to the Army, this I did from the Urgencie of the
case, as it was the most convenient to be forwarded since which a
dispute has arose between Capt John Ward Veazy dep^ty French
Agent, and the Commissioners of this county about the flour Captⁿ
Veazy says tis a purchase of his as French Agent the Commissioners
say they had seized it, and it must be receited for to them, am sorry
to trouble your Excellency and Honors with this matter but wish
to know whither the flour thus sent on to the Army, must be replaced
with other Flour (from here) supposing it to be bought for the
French Agent as above if 'tis necessary it shall be replaced, if not
shall receipt for, to whom it was reced of. There is also large
quantities of Ship Stuff in the Mills near this place made out of the
State wheat, which I apprehend as the ensuing crop of wheat, is not
so promising as could be wished for it would be of great use to the
States to have Baked into Ship bread, and as there is two large Bake
Ovens at this place entirely unoccupied (since the commencement of
the War) submit it whether they might not be employ'd to advan-
tage this State, as these Bake Houses are near the Landing where the
wheat is all landed each miller could deliver these ship Stuff at the
Bake House as the waggons come for wheat without any additional
expence of waggonage. there is a number of the scippers and owners
of the Vessells, which deliver the State wheat and Corn here that
apply to me for their Freight and in several instances, the commis-
sioners have requested me to pay the Freight, this I have not done
for the two following reasons: the not having your orders for so
doing, and not having Cash to do it with, as the Captains and owners

May 17