Letters to the Council. 499

[Dan'l Bowley Baltimore, to His Excellency Thomas Sim Lee Esqr]

Sir In the Spring of 1778 There were several parcels of Goods
on Public account arrived in this State addresst M^r William Lux
Continental Agent. Among others which arrived at the Eastern
Shore Inlets, were 2 Bales Buckrorms, 2 Tierces and one hhd
Medicine markt as below which it seems never got to head Quarters
As these Goods were Carted up to Cambridge and from thence
taken on board one of the Galleys (Capt. Matthews) to be for-
warded to Elk, I am inclined to think some, if not all of those missing
must have been received in the public Stores at Annapolis.
Doct^r Bond informed me some time ago that he saw a hh^d of medi-
cine which answered the discription of one of the missing exactly.
As the public are now in want and have sent the Bearer Doct^r Wilson
down on purpose to search for them. Your Excellency will no
doubt have Enquiry made, and if found, deliver them. I have made
a note at Bottom of the Contents of the hh^d which if it answers to
the one seen by Doct^r Bond amounts to a certainty it is the same
we want
Missing
2 Bales Buckram V M C N 25-26 2 Tierces Medicine d^o 24-25 I
hh^d Mark E C N^o 12 Containing 204 Camphir 124 Cream. Tart.
100 Ipecacuanha 100 Opium 57^ Aloes 30 Emitic Tar. 24 Sal
Saturnus 30 red precipitat 5 1 fol Senna 30 Cores Mercury 68 Copen-
hagen Rheubard.

May 20

[Matt. Ridley Baltimore to His Excellency Thos. Sim Lee Esqr]

Sir I take the liberty of sending you the inclosed Copy of a Letter
from M^r Joshua Johnson to the late Governor, which will be for-
warded you by Gen^l Gist. The Occasion of it, is this. One of the
Young- Gentleman alluded to M^r Beavet is arrived in the Tom John-
son, his desire is to get into our Army, his Zeal has hurried him
so far as to induce him to quit Europe not only without other neces-
sary Letters of recommendation, except one I have from Capt;
Robinson at Nantes, but even without the means of support, should
he fail in his intentions. He is an entire Stranger to me; but I have
inquired of him from M^r Stewart who came in with him & he gives
him a good Character. Upon mentioning the Affair to Gen^l Gist
he kindly and I may say humanely undertook to recommend him &
endeavour to procure for him such Commission as our present regu-
lation of the Army would admit. He is young & modest, and I do
believe from what opinion I can form from the little I have seen of
him will not be wanting in gratitude or duty for any Favor con-
fered him. If in your Power to assist his intentions I hope you will.
He has been bred to the Law but as inclination prompts him to the
military Line he may with a little instruction & experience make a

May 20