496 Journal and Correspondence.

May 17

of the vessells seem much disappointed at not receiving their freight
'tis submitted where they ought to be paid here or not, as they all
bring Bills of Lading of the quantity and quality of what they bring,
and in many instances think it a hardship to return for their freight
P. S. Major Lees Light Infantry are Just now arrived here the
Vessells & C^t are all ready for their Embarkation

May 18
[Probably
"the crop,"
or some
such phrase
omitted
after "bill"]

[Solomon Stympson, Mount^ry County to Gov Lee]

May it Please your Excellency I have sent by M^r Edward Jones
the Duplicates of the Last Purchase made by me and as I imagine
the Assembly is Raised by this time of course my commission is
at an End and I think very Little more could be purchased in my
Nighbourhood till made the whole amount of my Purchase is three
Barrell flour Quantity 6.0.0 139 Bush^l wheat 345^ Bush^u Rye and
3569 Bushells corn, the Orders I have Received on the Collectors
and the Publick Acts is as below State by which the Ballance due
to the people appears I find in Waggoning the corn that there is Loss
in the Measure sometimes a half a Bush^l in a Load and also in
Shelling where they have Measured in Ears. I want much to be
Directed what way I shall Settle with the Waggoners for carrying
the corn as they seem much against paying for the Loss in Measure
and Also with those I employed to Shell for both Partys are Ready
to Prove that they suffered no wilfull waste nor Suffer any Loss by
Neglegence I do not Expect from what I have seen that the whole
Loss will Exceed Eight Barrell or thereabout the Wheat I have

[Brawn
probably
= bran]

got Ground and the Greatest part sent to Georgetown I have given
the Brawn for Packing and Grinding what Barrells I have got is at
£3 p Barrell there is a few more wanting and what Price they will
be at is uncertain I do Expect to have the whole of my Purchass
down in two weeks

State of Maryland D^r

To Shilling 3569 Bush^l Corn at 12/ p^r Bus^l

£2141.. 8.. —

To 1 08 yds. Linnen for Baggs £7.10

810..— ..—

To making the Baggs and finding thread

90.....—

To Storage for corn Brought from the Islands

375.....—

To Transporting 897^ Bush^ls from the Islands!

359--— ••—

to the main @ 8/ p^r Bushells j

3775.. 8..—

Credites

By his Excel^cys order on the Colector of the Tax]
of Mount^y County J

(-£150^o

By the President of the Councell's Ditto

1000

2500

Ballance Exclusive of my Com"⁹

6275-8